MADISON, Wis. (WEAU) - The owner of a mechanical contracting business is indicted in federal court Wednesday.
44-year-old Jonathan Walker of Tomah is charged with 10 counts of wire fraud and two counts of making false statements for allegedly engaging in a scheme to defraud the U.S. government.
According to a release from the U.S. District Court, Western District of Wisconsin, Walker’s business, Walker Investment Properties, LLC, sought and obtained federal contracts by claiming that the business was a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business. Federal contracting officers may restrict competition for government contracts if the owner of a business is a veteran and has a service-connected disability. Walker is alleged in the indictment to be neither a veteran of the U.S. military, nor has never suffered a disability in the line of duty as a U.S. military member.
The Department of Defense awarded two contracts to Walker’s business for a total of $1,927,536.79, which were for HVAC services and fire alarm installation at Fort McCoy in Monroe County. Walker’s business issued invoices for service under the contract totaling $482,577. Walker’s business, which offered electrical and HVAC services, made the claims from July 2015 through June 2019, according to the release.
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