The Government's Big Stick For Fighting Small Biz Fraud

By Amy Laderberg O'Sullivan, Stephen Byers and Jason Crawford (January 23, 2018, 1:55 PM EST) -- While high-dollar False Claims Act settlements often grab the headlines, 2017 saw significant and steady FCA enforcement activity on the small business front — ensnaring large and small businesses alike. Among the settlements highlighted in the U.S. Department of Justice's annual recoveries report was a $16 million settlement with ADS Inc. to settle allegations that the company violated the FCA by conspiring with purported 8(a) and service-disabled, veteran-owned small businesses to obtain set-aside contracts by misrepresenting their eligibility. The settlement with ADS ranks as one of the largest recoveries ever on an FCA case alleging fraud in connection with small business contracting eligibility....

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