10/11/2013 3:55:00 PM
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Man Pleads Guilty to Selling Defective Self-Locking Nuts for Military Aircraft
Martin Dale Geyer pleaded guilty to supplying counterfeit nuts, bolts and screws to the military in 2009 in a federal court in Ohio.
Geyer sold defective self-locking nuts the U.S. Department of Defense through Wellworth Fastener Products, a company he ran out of his Ohio home, the Columbus Dispatch reported.
Geyer, 53, was indicted on nine-counts. His invoices stated the fasteners met government specifications. The parts were classified as “critical application items” and could be used for military or nuclear power plant applications.
He pleaded guilty to one count of mail fraud for shipping defective nuts to the military, one count of possessing anabolic steroids and one count of possessing a firearm while using a controlled substance.
Geyer could be sentenced to 20 years in prison, a fine of $100,000 for steroid possession and 10 years in prison and a fine of $250,000 for the firearms conviction. He agreed to pay $41,340 in restitution.
Dispatch reporter Kathy Gray reported investigators found steroids, nine guns and 3,000 rounds of ammunition in Geyer’s Ohio home in 2010.
Geyer is a former bodybuilder who now lives in Wentworth, GA, according to the Columbus Dispatch. ©2013 GlobalFastenerNews.com
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