DOJ Announces FCA Settlement Arising out of Violation of SBA’s Joint Venture Requirements
On February 25, 2021, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Illinois announced a settlement to resolve allegations that a contractor that was not an eligible participant in the Small Business Administration’s 8(a) Business Development Program violated the False Claims Act by controlling a joint venture that claimed 8(a) status and won an 8(a) set-aside award. Click here to read the government’s allegations of how the joint venture failed to comply with the…