A Texas contractor faces federal prison time and fines for his role in a long-running scheme to fraudulently secure government contracts by posing as a disabled veteran-owned business.
On June 29, a federal district court jury in San Antonio, Texas, found Michael Angelo Padron guilty of one count of conspiracy to defraud the U.S. government, and six counts of wire fraud. Padron was found not guilty on two additional counts of wire fraud.