NASA Contractor Cops To False Statements Charge on ISS parts

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By Lana Birbrair

Source: http://www.law360.com/texas/articles/28 ... nts-charge


New York (November 08, 2011, 8:06 PM ET) -- The owner of contractor Aerotech Precision Manufacturing Inc., accused of falsifying inspection reports on space vehicle parts for NASA, agreed Monday to plead guilty to making false statements in exchange for the dismissal of a fraud charge in Texas federal court.

Texas businessman Roger Lewis Pulley escaped a potential maximum sentence of 10 years and a $250,000 fine in a case accusing him of signing off on allegedly bogus inspection results showing that the parts at issue were up to quality standards. He faces up to...



NASA contractor charged with fraud

by Associated Press

Posted on July 10, 2011 at 4:41 PM



HOUSTON—A NASA contractor has been charged with fraud after authorities say he falsely said that parts his League City company manufactured for the International Space Station were up to quality standards.

U.S. Attorney Jose Angel Moreno said Friday that a two-count indictment charging 63-year-old Roger Lewis Pulley with fraud involving space vehicle parts and making a false statement was returned by a Houston federal grand jury last month.

On Friday, Pulley appeared before federal judge for his initial appearance and arraignment. He pleaded not guilty and was ordered released on $25,000 bond.

Pulley, an owner and operations manager of Aerotech Precision Manufacturing Inc., is set to go to trial on Sept. 6.



His company had more than 40 contracts with NASA and their prime contractor worth about $300,000.

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