Anyone use certified material from Bristol Alloys in anything critical?
The major fraud charge dealt with parts and materials associated with Virginia-class submarines, but the Navy's investigation has also focused on Los Angeles-, Seawolf- and Ohio-class submarines, as well as the aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78).
Bristol Alloys, a metal and steel parts broker, has been in business in Fairless Hills, Pa., since 2002.
Bristol Alloys created numerous fraudulent heating-test certifications supposedly issued by another company and counterfeit certified material test reports instead of complying with the Navy's requirements in the purchase orders from Garvey from about 2004 to the fall of 2009, according to court documents.
Bullick faces a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison, a $5 million fine and mandatory restitution at his sentencing on Jan. 31, according to the Office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. The company also faces a possible $5 million fine and mandatory restitution.
-- Unka George (George McDuffee) .............................. The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there. L. P. Hartley (1895-1972), British author. The Go-Between, Prologue (1953).