I’m Sgt. Ret. Keith Deutsch, a Purple Heart veteran, small business owner, and proud American  .

After serving in Iraq and losing my leg in combat, I came home, started over, and built a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB)—Ron's Cycle Shop. We supply electric bikes, boots, belts, and body armor to law enforcement and government agencies. I did everything right.

But when I began bidding on Minnesota state contracts, I discovered something shocking:
The state awarded a major contract to a company falsely claiming to be veteran-owned—REX Enterprises, which is actually Rambo Exercise Equipment using a shell name to bypass regulations.

When I attempted to protest, The state rep chastised me on a conference call telling me to grow up and stop complaining, And then the state retaliated by giving me a dummy contract—Contract #13567—with zero intention of using it. To this day, I’ve sold zero bikes to MN.  I’ve sold bikes in Wisconsin!  Meanwhile, we are left to assume Rambo/REX continues to profit through direct purchases and lease deals funneled through Fleet Services, a semi-government agency that bypasses fair bidding.

This isn’t just about me. It’s a systemic $12 billion fraud that’s likely happening in other blue states too. Emergency vehicles, bikes, ambulances, fire trucks, police cruisers.—entire procurement systems have been funneled through internal leasing to hide favoritism and shut out legitimate veteran-owned companies and other small businesses

We The People Demand Accountability:

- A full investigation by the Minnesota Legislative Auditor and Attorney General
- An immediate halt to purchases made under fraudulent veteran-owned claims
- A review and reform of Fleet Services and internal leasing structures that bypass state procurement law
-Accountability for retaliation against SDVOSBs

 
Help me hold them accountable. This is about veterans. This is about honesty in government. This is about stopping retaliation against those who speak up.

Sign and share this petition. Let’s shine a light on this and bring real change.

With gratitude,
Sgt. Keith Deutsch
Bronze Star | Purple Heart | SDVOSB

8/5/2025 update...

Senator Bill Lieske’s office confirmed the state failed to cancel a fraudulent contract awarded to a fake SDVOSB. This is real. This is happening. Sign the petition.”