Mount Pocono plant accused of making Old Glory overseas

Andrew Scott

Pocono Record Writer

July 11, 2007

MOUNT POCONO — A Mount Pocono manufacturer has agreed to pay a $500,000 civil lawsuit settlement to the U.S. Department of Defense and a California company for outsourcing U.S. flag emblems for military uniforms to Thailand and saying those emblems were made in America, the U.S. Department of Justice said Tuesday.

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Mount Pocono plant accused of making Old Glory overseas

Andrew Scott

Pocono Record Writer

July 11, 2007

MOUNT POCONO — A Mount Pocono manufacturer has agreed to pay a $500,000 civil lawsuit settlement to the U.S. Department of Defense and a California company for outsourcing U.S. flag emblems for military uniforms to Thailand and saying those emblems were made in America, the U.S. Department of Justice said Tuesday.

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The crime committed was that the company declared that the flags were made in the U.S. when they weren't.  That's against the law, a false declaration of "source/origin."

I used to do a lot of procurement for USAID and this was always a concern, different rules, "buy U.S. only,"  "buy U.S. and certain developing countries,"  "buy world wide anywhere except for commie countries," etc.

A few employees of Fischer Scientific in New Jersey did a dirty on one contract in Khartoum, microscopes "source/origin" in the U.S. but relabeled as U.S. made however made in Japan.  Four employees fired, FS fined by the court some $400,000 or so.

If the source/origin for a particular procurement includes Thailand, no problem, can buy here.  I've done it in the past.

Mac