Advertisement The United States Imposes a Double Whammy on a Government Contractor for Cheating the Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Program Thursday, April 29, 2021 April 29, 2021. In this notable case, the United States held a government contractor accountable for cheating the service-disabled, veteran-owned small business program by imposing civil and criminal liability on the contractor. This California construction firm paid $2.5 million in a False Claims Act settlement, entered a non-prosecution agreement, and agreed to maintain an ethics and compliance program. According to the allegations, this small business used a front company to receive government contracts that were intended for service-disabled, veteran-owned small businesses. This amounted to alleged fraud on the United States Small Business Administration Program.