NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - A northern New Jersey business owner has admitted she falsely claimed her business was owned by a service-disabled veteran so she could get dozens of government contracts.
Miriam Friedman entered her plea in federal court in Newark on Thursday.
The 54-year-old Teaneck resident owns Office Dimensions, a company that sells furniture and design services to government customers, among others.
The U.S. attorney’s office says Friedman claimed her father-in-law was the owner and operator of the business. Her father-in-law served in the military but wasn’t classified as service-disabled. He also allegedly had little involvement with the business.
The Veterans Administration says it paid about $1.2 million to the company in contracts based on the false claims.
Friedman is to be sentenced in September and faces a maximum sentence of five years.
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