Local News in Brief : Indictments Accuse 2 of Fraud in B-1 Work
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The former owner and general manager of a Valencia company were indicted Friday on charges that they inflated claims to the government for subcontracts granted by Rockwell International for work on the B-1 bomber.
Robert Butler, former owner of Butler Industries, and Steven Wooten, the firm’s general manager, were charged in a nine-count federal indictment with conspiracy, making false claims and making false statements.
The indictment charges that Butler and Wooten conspired to defraud the Air Force, which had contracted with Rockwell for the bomber, by submitting false and inflated claims for subcontracting by Butler Industries.
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