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TUESDAY, MARCH 11, 2003

A Missouri company agreed to pay $500,000 for falsely claiming to be Indian-owned in order to win $17 million in federal contracts.

Michael F. Persons, president of KAJACS Contractors, Inc., claimed to have Cherokee ancestry. Persons was indicted separately for criminal fraud and agreed to pay $200,000 in fines and restitution.

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UNITED STATES RESOLVES LAWSUIT AGAINST POPLAR BLUFF CONTRACTING COMPANY FOR VIOLATIONS OF THE FALSE CLAIMS ACT (U.S. Attorney's Office 3/10)
Contractor will pay $500,000 after its president's false claims (The St. Louis Post Dispatch 3/11)

Relevant Links:
KAJACS Contractors - http://www.kajacs.com