Eric M. Thorson, Inspector General U.S. Small Business Administration Before the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, United States Senate, July 12, 2006
… being awarded the contract; (2) large companies committing fraud to obtain small business contracts or using small firms … of up to $500,000 and 10 years in prison for such fraud in connection with an SBA small business contracting … we have opened 69 cases involving government contracting fraud and obtained 24 criminal fraud convictions, resulting …