(The Center Square) – A Missouri contractor with the U.S. Department of Defense pleaded guilty to fraud for illegally obtaining parts from overseas to fulfill military contracts.
David Murar of St. Charles County waived his right to a grand jury and pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud in U.S. District Court in St. Louis, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Eastern District of Missouri. Murar, 73, fraudulently obtained contracts worth at least $333,465 for nuts, bolts, washers, sleeves and tools.
“Some of the parts that Murar’s companies supplied were designated as ‘critical,’ meaning they are essential to weapon system performance or the preservation of life or safety of personnel,” U.S. Attorney Sayler A. Fleming said in a statement. “Murar and his companies have already been suspended from government contracting and he has now pleaded guilty to a felony conspiracy charge. This case should serve as a stern warning to those whose actions could endanger members of the armed forces or who supply confidential data on military equipment to overseas entities.”