AG Ellison announced that a construction and paving company, Anderson Brothers Construction Company of Brainerd LLC, has agreed to pay $1,295,610 to resolve allegations that it violated the federal False Claims Act and the Minnesota False Claims Act by routinely and knowingly falsifying test results to make its paving material appear higher quality than it was and submitting those false results to the government in seeking payments for road paving in Minnesota between 2017 and 2022.

“Minnesotans expect their hard-earned tax dollars to go to things like roads, bridges, schools, and public safety, not into the pockets of corrupt contractors. My thanks go out to whistleblowers like Kacie Dixon who help us fight fraud and protect our public resources. Let this serve as yet another warning that I will not hesitate to civilly prosecute those who cheat the taxpayers of Minnesota.”- AG Ellison