{"id":126362,"date":"2019-02-10T20:00:45","date_gmt":"2019-02-11T01:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/?p=126362"},"modified":"2019-02-10T14:34:42","modified_gmt":"2019-02-10T19:34:42","slug":"pair-convicted-for-passing-off-cheap-body-armor-to-u-s-government","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/pair-convicted-for-passing-off-cheap-body-armor-to-u-s-government\/","title":{"rendered":"Pair convicted for passing off cheap body armor to U.S. government"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ALEXANDRIA, Va. \u2013 A federal jury convicted two Florida men yesterday on charges of conspiracy, making false claims on the United States government, and wire fraud.<\/p>\n<p>According to court records and evidence presented at trial, Dan Thomas Lounsbury, Jr., 50, of South Palm Beach, and Andres Lopez-Munoz, 35, are both executives of Tactical Products Group, LLC (TPG), a Florida-based manufacturer and re-seller of various products to military, law enforcement, and private security clients. Lounsbury, Jr., is the founder, owner, and CEO of TPG, while Lopez-Munoz is TPG\u2019s Vice President for Sales and Federal Contracting. In 2012, TPG was selected as a sub-contractor on a contract to provide certain goods, including 10 sets of hard body armor plates, to the United States government.<\/p>\n<p>The Government had requested a specific type of plate, and Lounsbury and Lopez-Munoz both knew that no substitutions were allowed. Furthermore, Lounsbury and Lopez-Munoz both knew that these plates were intended to protect government personnel in the field. Nevertheless, Lounsbury and Lopez-Munoz worked together to procure cheaper substitute plates, none of which were military-tested, and some of which were far outside of their warranty period. To get the United States government to accept and pay for these plates, Lounsbury and Lopez-Munoz had fake labels created and placed on the armor, falsely representing the plates to be the specific type that the government had ordered.<\/p>\n<p>Lounsbury and Lopez-Munoz face a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison when sentenced on May 10. Actual sentences for federal crimes are typically less than the maximum penalties. A federal district court judge will determine any sentence after taking into account the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ALEXANDRIA, Va. \u2013 A federal jury convicted two Florida men yesterday on charges of conspiracy, making false claims on the United States government, and wire fraud. 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