Texas company forfeits proceeds, pays fine after supplying potentially tainted rocket fuel to NASA

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A Texas transport company must pay a substantial fine after potentially supplying tainted rocket fuel for NASA and Department of Defense, U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery announced Thursday.

Corporate representatives of Anahuac Transport Inc., Gary Monteau and Brant Charpiot, entered a guilty plea on Feb. 23 on behalf of the company and agreed to forfeit $251,401 in gross proceeds that it obtained from the criminal scheme.U.S. District Judge Alfred H. Bennett ordered the company to serve three years on probation and to pay an additional fine of $275,000, according to the release.

NASA and DOD entered into contracts with various companies, including Space Explorations Technologies Corp. , to launch rockets with supplies for the International Space Station and with military payloads.

 

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