Terminated. Signed non compete agreement several months after hired. Facts of termination were falsified by employer.

I was terminated for doing side work for a customer. I appealed to unemployment and a hearing was held. I stated that I was wrongly terminated for something I did not do. At the hearing I was able to produce a written statement from customer who I was accused of doing work for. He also testified under oath that I never consider doing work for him. My employer was unable to provide any evidence. Under questing the answer was always "I have no evidence to provide you:" A judgment was entered in my favor and my employer was found guilty of provide false information to a government agency. They were fined and their unemployment experience rating was raised. Now the company is coming after me and my employer because the company I now work for placed a bid on a public contract that my old employer now has and is about to expire. My company used the "Freedom of Information Act" to see what the last contract was. I am a technician and do not produce bids