| Item: | False Testing on Compressed Gas Cylinders Spurs Prison Term | | Date: | October 22, 1998 | | Type: | Press Release | | Summary: | A U.S. District Court judge handed William B. Courtney, owner of a now-defunct Memphis, TN, fire-protection company, a term of 6 months in jail followed by 2 months' home confinement on a charge of mail fraud. Courtney--also sentenced to pay a $10,000 civil fine to the Research and Special Programs Administration (RSPA) and to pay $1,380 in restitution to victims--had falsely certified that compressed-gas cylinders handled by his firm had been tested and found free of potentially hazardous cracks or other flaws. He pleaded guilty to the charge. Courtney's incarceration will be followed by 2 years' supervised release. The case was jointly investigated by OIG, RSPA (a DOT administration regulating transportation of hazardous materials) and the FBI. |
| Page: | http://www.dot.gov/affairs/1998/oig3498.htm | |
