Aircraft Parts Maker Settles Fraud Suit (November 17, 2005)
November 17, 2005
Paul R. Brilles, Inc., operating as PB Fasteners, was sued in 2001 by two of its former employees who alleged that PB Fasteners failed to perform a specific test on fasteners the company made under a Pentagon contract. The employees allege that PB Fasteners employees falsified paperwork to make it appear that the test had been performed. The fasteners are tested in order to detect gaps and cracks in the metal, flaws which could cause the fasteners to fail. So far none of the fasteners in quesiton have failed while being used in aircraft. PB Fasteners agreed to pay $2.5 milion to resolve the dispute, but did not admit to any wrongdoing.