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These allegations accuse the Virginia-based contractor of taking part in illegal bid rigging schemes inflating and\/or distorting prices, concealing the affiliation with other businesses and intentionally misrepresenting business sizes and eligibility as 8(a) qualified or service disabled in order to receive government contracts set aside for small business promotion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to Justice, the settlement&nbsp;\u201dranks as one of the largest recoveries involving alleged fraud in connection with small business contracting eligibility.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Acting Inspector General Hannibal \u201cMike\u201d Ware said in a release that these actions \u201cdeprived legitimate small businesses of valuable federal contracting opportunities,\u201d and the Office of Inspector General \u201cwill aggressively pursue companies that, through false statements, wrongfully benefit from small business set-aside contracts.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The settlement resolves a lawsuit that was filed under the provision of the False Claims Act that permits private parties to file suit on behalf of the United States for false claims and receive a portion of the recovery. 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