Aviation Parts Manufacturer and Owner Fined, Incarcerated

Office of Inspector General

Title:	Aviation Parts Manufacturer and Owner Fined, Incarcerated
Date:	February 02, 2001
Type:	Investigation
Summary:	Dan Massey, owner of RHIMCO Industries, Inc., was sentenced by a U.S. District Court judge in Philadelphia to 5 months in a Federal halfway house followed by 5 months' home confinement, 24 months' supervised release and a $25,000 criminal fine for supplying untested critical application aircraft parts to the United States military and commercial aviation customers. RHIMCO was also sentenced to 12 months' probation and a $115,000 criminal fine. Untested RHIMCO parts were traced through purchase orders to several commercial aviation businesses, including Lockheed Aircraft Service. OIG investigated this case with the FBI and the DCIS.