Attempted to sell fake parts to NASA for spacecraft bound for Mars: Received prison sentence and fine
Steven Lukens from Florida has been sentenced to 21 months in prison and ordered to pay an $800,000 fine for defrauding NASA's Space Launch System. Lukens, who committed fraud at the Kennedy Space Center using forged documents, provided NASA with parts that did not meet quality control standards.
Steven Lukens from Florida has been sentenced to 21 months in federal prison and ordered to pay an $800,000 fine for defrauding NASA's Space Launch System.
Lukens pleaded guilty to charges of fraud for submitting forged documents to supply materials for NASA's Space Launch System at the Kennedy Space Center.
According to information reported by TRTHaber, Lukens, the CEO of Gulf Atlantic International Supply, LLC, undertook the task of providing parts required for hazardous fluids to NASA, but falsified quality control documents to provide products that did not meet the contract's strict standards.
'SERIOUS RISK FOR SPACECRAFT'
NASA stated that this situation posed serious risks for the Artemis mission and the Orion spacecraft, which is designed to take astronauts to the Moon and eventually to Mars.
Lukens was ordered to forfeit $271,000 in ill-gotten gains and pay $689,280 in restitution.
News Source: 12punto
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