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32. Bradken Inc pays 10.8M to settle false claims allegations...

Tue Nov 9, 2021, 01:14 AM

Nov 2021

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https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdwa/pr/bradken-inc-pays-108-million-settle-false-claims-act-allegations-and-enters-deferred

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Monday, June 15, 2020

[snip] Bradken is a Delaware corporation with its principal place of business in Kansas City, Missouri, operating as a wholly owned subsidiary of Bradken Ltd. of Newcastle, Australia, which is a subsidiary of Hitachi Construction Machinery. [snip]

LOL - I didn't explore any bios, if any. Wanna go to bed, hehehe - Go for it, explorers!
https://www.bradken.com/about-us/corporate-governance/

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Metallurgist admits faking steel-test results for Navy subs [View all] Omaha Steve Nov 2021 OP

Omg 😳😳😳 please tell me she is in jail Demovictory9 Nov 2021 #1

You should be wondering who paid her ... follow the money, because it is always the money NotHardly Nov 2021 #11

I hope she spends the rest of her life in jail. Baitball Blogger Nov 2021 #2

She can test the steel confinements she is behind. usaf-vet Nov 2021 #36

......... paleotn Nov 2021 #3

And just how much have taxpayers saved by companies self certifying testing results????? groundloop Nov 2021 #4

Exactly. The government used to do QC, but they managed to get things changed captain queeg Nov 2021 #12

Not anywhere near as much DENVERPOPS Nov 2021 #13

Boeing 737 Max. NCjack Nov 2021 #38

Faces UP TO ten years in prison ... Auggie Nov 2021 #5

She should serve every second of it. LudwigPastorius Nov 2021 #29

10 Years per vessel that contains her steel. I HOPE. usaf-vet Nov 2021 #37

For thirty-two years no one checked up on her work? pecosbob Nov 2021 #6

Yup, no separate auditing by an independent firm to validate her results onetexan Nov 2021 #35

Life without parole with zero TV, newspapers, and internet access forever Submariner Nov 2021 #7

Agree. This is treasonous. Let her have to spend an hour in a room composed of CO's, XO's and artemisia1 Nov 2021 #42

This is not only wrong... keldridge Nov 2021 #8

Welcome to DU, keldridge. area51 Nov 2021 #46

Steel for submarines? That's horrifying Owl Nov 2021 #9

They need to go up her command chain, and nail the ones truly responsible. denbot Nov 2021 #10

Somebody in the Navy's procurement chain needs to be sacked over this...multiple somebodies pecosbob Nov 2021 #20

In most cases these castings were supplied to private shipbuilders NutmegYankee Nov 2021 #28

Find out who knew about it and kept the ordeal quiet. Nail those people, too. sakabatou Nov 2021 #14

With Friends like These SheCat Nov 2021 #15

What's the name of the foundry? LunaSea Nov 2021 #16

But it was not 'stupid' for the Navy to pay her company for such testing not done? keithbvadu2 Nov 2021 #18

Bradken Inc.. Princess Turandot Nov 2021 #19

Thank you LunaSea Nov 2021 #47

At first glance, passing a Charpy test at -100 degrees F might seem ludicrous EYESORE 9001 Nov 2021 #27

Gee, where have I heard this before. Oh, now I remember. PSPS Nov 2021 #17

The China Syndrome krispos42 Nov 2021 #25

What about the company owners, Board? CanonRay Nov 2021 #21

Bradken Inc pays 10.8M to settle false claims allegations... Backseat Driver Nov 2021 #32

Proving yet again that corporations are not people CanonRay Nov 2021 #41

So, no oversight, no checks, just hand over money. Insane. niyad Nov 2021 #22

OMG!!! calimary Nov 2021 #23

She need to go away for life (at least). harumph Nov 2021 #24

Better not dive those babies too deep ironflange Nov 2021 #26

Interesting...(ship names?) Backseat Driver Nov 2021 #30

Interesting...(ship names?) Backseat Driver Nov 2021 #31

I shudder to think of the sailors whose lives could be at risk due to a weakened structure. NH Ethylene Nov 2021 #33

She faked the -100 deg F tests b/c she thought they were "stupid" [sic] NullTuples Nov 2021 #34

It not so much temp as proof of ductility. NutmegYankee Nov 2021 #45

Probably important for a sub at the Antarctic... NullTuples Nov 2021 #48

No. NutmegYankee Nov 2021 #49

Ductility in cold temps, yes? NullTuples Nov 2021 #50

Operating temps aren't the reason for the test. NutmegYankee Nov 2021 #51

Thank you so much for taking the time to explain it! NullTuples Nov 2021 #52

I've interviewed for jobs where it seemed that's exactly the sort of person they were looking for. hunter Nov 2021 #39

Follow the money. This was not a random act of stupidity. Firestorm49 Nov 2021 #40

job stupidity Slammer Nov 2021 #43

Threatened by her employer? Jimbo S Nov 2021 #44