A “rent-a-vet” scheme to fraudulently obtain $23.5 million in federal contracts reserved for disabled veterans ended with a guilty plea in federal court by the owner of a Nebraska construction company.

Ram Hingorani pleaded guilty last month to one count of major program fraud in connection with the scheme to obtain construction contracts with federal agencies using set-asides for owners of Service-Disabled, Veteran-Owned Small Businesses.

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