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Construction company settles fraud claim involving contracts By: Associated Press March 1, 2021
11:29 am
A southern Illinois construction company has agreed to pay back $400,000 to settle a federal complaint accusing it of fraudulently accepting $8 million worth of contracts reserved for disadvantaged small businesses, federal prosecutors say.
R&W Builders agreed to repay the money in a civil settlement to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said in a news release.
The allegations were raised against the O’Fallon company during a federal investigation and no criminal complaint was filed.
R&W Builders owner and President Jill Rutter said she cannot comment on the investigation or the settlement, but she told the Belleville News-Democrat, “Just don’t believe everything you read.”
By DEAN CRIDDLE | Belleville News-Democrat | Published: February 28, 2021 EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. (Tribune News Service) An O Fallon building company has agreed to pay back $400,000 to settle a complaint by the federal government that it fraudulently accepted $8 million worth of contracts that were reserved for disadvantaged small businesses. R&W Builders agreed to pay the $400,000 in a civil settlement to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act, said Assistant U.S. Attorney Nathan Stump. The allegations against R&W were raised during a federal investigation and no criminal complaint was filed. R&W Builders owner and President Jill Rutter said she cannot comment on the investigation or settlement.