Central Coast company fraud against Veterans Administration
A Santa Maria company paid a $1 million settlement and agreed to close down on May 11 after its owner was accused of falsely claiming the company was a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) in order to obtain landscaping and cemetery restoration contracts with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. The contracts had been set aside for disabled veterans.
The $1 million payment represents virtually all of Veterans of the Land’s assets.
From 2008 to 2013, Veterans of the Land obtained contracts with the Veterans Administration under the SDVOSB program to provide landscaping and cemetery restoration services at various U.S. National Cemeteries, including Riverside National Cemetery. There are no allegation that the services provided by the company were improperly performed.
Read the full article at: http://calcoastnews.com/2015/05/central-coast-company-fraud-against-veterans-administration/.
Source: CalCoastNews.com, Published May 16, 2015
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