POGO was provided with the following undated AP clipping we are told is from the late 1980s -- a search of Factiva for the article did not turn up any results, but the clipping appears authentic and its content was confirmed in discussions with knowledgeable parties. It states that Airtech International, Inc. paid the government $45,000 to settle allegations that it improperly gave gifts to one Utah contractor. Airtech's activities were discovered by the Defense Criminal Investigative Service field office in Utah during a much larger investigation into corruption in the defense industry.
Here's the article:
POGO is interested in more details regarding Airtech's long history of fraud and bribery. In May, along with CBS News, we exposed that the company, which provides materials used in the manufacture of composites, provided bogus materials to every major aerospace manufacturer in the world and engaged in numerous bribery and kickback schemes with its customers' purchasing agents.
-- Nick Schwellenbach
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