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Former co-owner of STL biz sentenced for fraud

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A former co-owner of a St. Louis business has been sentenced for fraud.

Brian Kowert, who previously served as chief operating officer and project manager at Clayton-based HBD Construction Inc., was sentenced to a year and a half in prison.

He was accused of avoiding minority contractor requirements on a project that received city tax breaks, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.

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