David Gorski Ordered to Forfeit $6.7M in Veteran Fraud Scheme

David Gorski, a 51-year-old Chelmsford man, has been ordered to forfeit $6,756,205 in a scam that exploited the Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Program. Gorski orchestrated a sham construction company, using veterans as figureheads to secure lucrative federal contracts meant for disabled vets—then pocketed the profits.

On November 23, 2016, U.S. District Court Judge F. Dennis Saylor issued the forfeiture ruling following a trial proving Gorski’s ill-gotten gains. The money represents the gross proceeds he siphoned through Legion Construction Inc. from 2006 to 2015. The court found Gorski recruited real veterans to front the business while he pulled the strings from behind the scenes.

In June 2016, a federal jury convicted Gorski of conspiring to defraud the United States by sabotaging the operations of the Department of Veterans Affairs, the General Services Administration, the Army, and the Navy. He was also found guilty on four counts of wire fraud. By falsifying ownership records and inflating veteran involvement, Gorski hijacked a program designed to support those who served.

Gorski was sentenced in September 2016 to 30 months in federal prison, one year of supervised release, and a $1 million fine. The forfeiture trial revealed additional deception: his wife, Kimberly Gorski, received compensation from Legion from 2007 to 2009 despite not working for the company. The court ruled the payments were a shell game to launder Gorski’s income.

The government initially sought $6.4 million in forfeiture, but evidence presented during trial justified the final $6,756,205 judgment. Prosecutors proved every dollar traced back to fraudulent contracts awarded under false pretenses. Assistant U.S. Attorney William F. Bloomer and Doreen M. Rachal, chief of the Asset Forfeiture Unit, led the case with relentless focus on clawing back stolen funds.

The investigation was a multi-agency effort involving the Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of the Inspector General; the General Services Administration; the Small Business Administration; the U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command; and the Naval Criminal Investigative Service. Their collaboration dismantled a scheme that corrupted a program meant to honor America’s veterans—replacing service with fraud.