Two federal construction contractors and two principals have agreed to a $3.6-million settlement of alleged fraud related to millions of dollars in 8(a) designated small business construction contracts awarded by two U.S. military services and the U.S. Agriculture Dept.

In a Feb. 6 announcement, the U.S. Justice Dept.’s Colorado office said it reached the pact with VMJ Construction LLC, Brighton, Colo., and owner Michael T. Vigil, as well as with Vigil Contracting Inc., Crofton, Md., and John J. Vigil, its operations manager.

VMJ, launched in 2010 according to federal data site open-gov.us, was certified as an 8(a) federal contractor in 2011 and was set to graduate from the program for members of disadvantaged groups in 2020.

彭博社上市说，该公司专门从事商业和工业建设服务，例如“砖石，污水处理设施和木工”。

司法部说，西班牙裔的迈克尔·维吉尔（Michael Vigil）是VMJ的91％所有者。约翰·维吉尔（John Vigil）拥有9％。该机构没有解释高管之间任何家庭关系的存在或性质。

It said Vigil Contracting graduated from the 8(a) program in 2011 and was not eligible to bid on those designated contracts. Vigil Contracting’s website lists it as a 100% woman-owned firm and small disadvantaged business with 8(a) status. The firm also says it is certified as a minority business in Baltimore and by transportation agencies in Maryland and Virginia.

The U.S. contends that VMJ made false statements to the U.S. Small Business Administration linked to its 8(a) program eligibility. “Specifically, VMJ relied almost exclusively upon Vigil Contracting to bid on and complete” 8(a) work, and used that firm’s bonding, office space, employees and equipment, said the DOJ.

它说，约翰·维吉尔（John Vigil）和维吉尔（Vigil）签约“做出了[VMJ]的高级业务决策”，而迈克尔·维吉尔（Michael Vigil）则没有进行“日常管理”。

根据SBA年度向国会2012财年至2014年的年度报告，VMJ的合同美元总计约为1423万美元。

无法联系守夜的签约。