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Sugar Land business owner who won $55M from city, county contracts pleads guilty to fraud

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A Sugar Land business owner who won $55 million from city and county contracts over the last several years pleaded guilty Monday to committing fraud against an unrelated private company, federal prosecutors said.who won $55 million from city and county contracts

Sudhakar Kalaga, 56, admitted to submitting fake bids from non-existent companies to a Houston manufacturing company between 2010 and 2019 in order to ensure that construction and maintenance bids from his engineering firm, KIT Professionals, appeared to be the lowest, according to U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani's office.

While the investigation into Kalaga only centered around his dealings with the private company, the Sugar Land businessmanthe majority from the city of Houston, and was still engaged in dozens of contracts with the city when he was charged in January.

 

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