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Baltimore Sun
May 6, 2008
A defense contractor accused of overcharging the U.S. government for radar components pleaded guilty yesterday to obstruction and will pay $9.5 million in fines, federal authorities said. Herley Industries Inc., based in Lancaster County, admitted obstructing audits of bids to supply components for Navy and Air Force radar systems. Its former chairman, Lee N. Blatt, 80, pleaded guilty to failing to create and maintain tax records; he was sentenced to a year's probation, community service and a $25,000 fine. Prosecutors said Herley admitted that in 2001 and 2002, it gave federal auditors false information and withheld data about the cost of making some electronic components used in E2-C radar.
May 6, 2008
A defense contractor accused of overcharging the U.S. government for radar components pleaded guilty yesterday to obstruction and will pay $9.5 million in fines, federal authorities said. Herley Industries Inc., based in Lancaster County, admitted obstructing audits of bids to supply components for Navy and Air Force radar systems. Its former chairman, Lee N. Blatt, 80, pleaded guilty to failing to create and maintain tax records; he was sentenced to a year's probation, community service and a $25,000 fine. Prosecutors said Herley admitted that in 2001 and 2002, it gave federal auditors false information and withheld data about the cost of making some electronic components used in E2-C radar.