Christopher Parris, a 39-year-old Atlanta, Georgia resident, was arrested today and charged in federal court in the District of Columbia with fraud for attempting to sell millions of nonexistent respirator masks to the Department of Veterans Affairs in exchange for large upfront payments, the Justice Department announced.
The criminal complaint charges Parris with wire fraud. It alleges that he made… Read more
The Department of Veteran’s Affairs’ Center for Veterans’ Enterprise’s Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) program remains vulnerable to fraud and abuse according to a new finding released by the Government Accountability Office (GAO). VA has made inconsistent statements about its progress in verifying firms listed in VetBiz.gov using the new, more-thorough process the agency implemented in response… Read more