4 Accused Of Selling Bum Metal For Jet Parts

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4 Accused Of Selling Bum Metal For Jet Parts

By Sam LaGrone - Staff writer
Posted : Friday Dec 12, 2008 15:28:18 EST

A federal court has charged executives of a titanium supply company with selling bum metal that was used in Air Force F-22s, F-15s and C-17s and in NASA’s Kepler space probe, according to a Dec. 4 indictment.

The federal court of the California’s southern district charged four executives of Western Titanium, a San Diego, Calif., metal supplier, with 15 counts of fraud and conspiracy for allegedly falsifying the quality certificates of titanium they supplied their customers.

The Western executives charged were owner and chief executive Daniel Schroeder, former vice president of sales John Cotner, current vice president of sales Brian Misak and quality assurance manager Cheem Ang.

The indictment alleges that staff at Western Titanium provided test samples for high-grade titanium that were not the same quality as the bulk orders and sold titanium that was never tested.

Among the allegations, Schroeder, Cotner, Misak and Ang are accused of providing the Air Force, Boeing and Merco Manufacturing Inc. with substandard engine mounts for F-15s.

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1. Oh, no, this is scary. Planes full of people could fall out of the sky. nt