January 30, 2019

Laserlith Corporation, Black Hills Nanosystems Corporation, Blue Sky Engineering Inc., along with several corporate representatives, have paid $1.1 million in criminal restitution for making false statements in applications for loans from programs run by NASA, the National Science Foundation, and the Department of Energy.  Between 2012 and 2016, the companies sought funding through the agencies’ Small Business Innovation Research Program and Small Business Transfer Technology Research Program, but misrepresented their status as related corporations sharing facilities and performing essentially equivalent work.  DOJ

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