Whistleblower Suit Outs Companies that Falsely Claimed Disadvantaged Business Status
Two highway contractors have agreed to pay nearly $2,883,947 to resolve a lawsuit brought by a whistleblower. The whistleblower reported that the companies were falsely claiming they were disadvantaged business enterprises in order to get an advantage in getting lucrative government transportation contracts. The contractors who agreed to pay up were TesTech, Inc., and CESO (CESO International, LLC and CESO, Inc.). Both contractors are based in Dayton, Ohio. The company owners also were part of the agreement to repay the government. Whistleblower lawyers have been closely watching a number of False Claims Act cases that relate to companies that make false claims in order to get lucrative federal contracts. Lawyer firm in Georgia . In many fields - from highway building to defense - the Government is just about the only show in town. If a company cannot get government contracts, it essentially cannot operate in the field. In order to encourage minority-owned and women-owned busi...