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HOUSTON-BASED COMPANY TO
PAY UNITED STATES $3 MILLION
FOR FRAUD RELATED TO
MINORITY BUSINESS ENTERPRISE
PROGRAM
WASHINGTON, D.C. – A Texas highway construction firm has agreed to pay the
United States $3 million to resolve claims that it knowingly violated the
Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) contracting requirements on federally-
funded Texas highway construction projects, the Justice Department announced
today. The Department of Transportation (DOT) program provides a vehicle for
increasing the participation by women and minority businesses in state and local
procurement.
“The government will not tolerate violations in the pursuit of profits," said Chuck
Rosenberg, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas. "Contractors are not
free to ignore their obligations."
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