06/22/2020

SDVOSB Fraud Alert – Owners of Groveland Companies Sentenced for Defrauding Government Contracting Programs

BOSTON – Three men were sentenced today in federal court in Boston for conspiracy to defraud the United States and mail fraud in connection with a scheme to obtain government contracts. Frank Apicella, 63, of Groveland, Mass.; Michael Sforza, 59, of Alpharetta, Ga.; and James Apicella, 37, of Kingston, N.H., were sentenced by U.S. District Court Senior Judge Douglas P.… Read more

Announcements and Updates

06/10/2015

Three People Arrested in Puerto Rico in Major SDVOSB Scheme to Defraud the U.S. Department Of Veterans Affairs

From the Department of Justice, Office of Public Affairs On June 3, 2015, a federal grand jury in the District of Puerto Rico returned a five count indictment charging Jose A. Rosa-Colon, his brother and business partner, Ivan Rosa-Colon and Louis Enrique Torres with a multi-million dollar Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) scheme to defraud the U.S. Department of Veteran… Read more

07/03/2012

Attn SDVOSBs: May/June 2012 Issue of VetLikeMe Newsletter is now available for viewing

Attention Service Disabled Veteran Owned Businesses: The May-June 2012 VetLikeMe SDVOSB Newsletter (Volume 3, No. 3) is now available for viewing. In this issue: Questions for Secretary Shinseki (Hardy Stone Column) The noun, “Veterans Administration” indeed sounds like an organization for veterans, doesn’t it? It implies a sort of ownership by America’s former soldiers who stepped up when needed by their… Read more

05/01/2012

Attn SDVOSBs: March/April 2012 Issue of VetLikeMe Newsletter is now available for viewing

Attention Service Disabled Veteran Owned Businesses: The March-April 2012 VetLikeMe SDVOSB Newsletter (Volume 3, No. 2) is now available for viewing. In this issue: Drinking from a Fire Hydrant (Hardy Stone Column) Wow. Balancing all the powerful wind gusts since our last issue has knocked me into a cold, muddy ravine. The SDVOSB community feels the tremors. The past six weeks… Read more

03/26/2012

Attn SDVOSBs: VetLikeMe March News Alerts are Now Available for Viewing

Attention Service Disabled Veteran Owned Businesses: March VetLikeMe SDVOSB News Alerts are now available for viewing. In this alert: VA Denies GAO Again (Aldevra Wins Again) (SDVOSB News Services, Washington, DC, March 14, 2012) — Today, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) again found the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) guilty of breaking a law to give procurement preference to service… Read more

03/01/2012

Attn SDVOSBs: January/February 2012 Issue of VetLikeMe Newsletter is now available for viewing

Attention Service Disabled Veteran Owned Businesses: The January-February 2012 VetLikeMe SDVOSB Newsletter (Volume 3, No. 1) is now available for viewing. In this issue: Bill Johnson, Chairman, House Veterans Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Interview VetLikeMe: What strikes you most about the VA policy that’s puts Veterans eighth in line for contract opportunities? The sole purpose and responsibility of the VA… Read more

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06/07/2011

Attn SDVOSBs: May/June 2011 Issue of VetLikeMe (VLM) SDVOSB Newsletter is now available for viewing

Attention Service Disabled Veteran Owned Businesses: The May – June 2011 Issue (Volume 2, No. 3) of VetLikeMe (VLM) is now available for viewing. VetLikeMe (VLM) is a publication focused entirely on service-disabled veteran owned business. We feature National news that affects our community, interviews with federal government officials and agencies, legislative activities at the State level and editorial opinion.… Read more