Hogan Lovells Publications | Focus on Regulation | 19 December 2017

Indictment in US$40m alleged fraud case signals increased scrutiny of SDVOSB government contractors

On December 1, 2017, the U.S. Department of Justice announced the federal grand indictment of an army veteran for allegedly engaging in major government program fraud by using his status as a service-disabled veteran to obtain contracts set-aside for service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses (SDVOSBs), despite the fact that he did not control the management and daily operations of the company to which the contracts were awarded.

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