Central Kentucky Glass Co. Indicted on Three Counts of Fraud

Central Kentucky Glass Co., was indicted Oct. 16 by a federal grand jury on charges of wire fraud, mail fraud and major fraud against the United States, according David J. Hale, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Kentucky in an Oct. 24 report from The Lane Report. The former president of Central Kentucky Glass, Dennis Martin, was charged separately, on Oct. 21.

As a subcontractor on a multimillion-dollar Army Corps of Engineers project that included installation of glass and windows at Fort Knox High School in Hardin County, Central Kentucky Glass was required to provide certifications that its glass and windows were tested and met contract requirements, including anti-terrorism standards, according to the report.

According to the three-count indictment, on Oct. 22, 2008, Martin, then president of Central Kentucky Glass, allegedly forged two certifications from testing companies falsely reflecting that Central Kentucky Glass Co.’s glass and windows had been tested and met contract requirements. Further, the indictment charges that on March 16, 2009, Martin allegedly forged a certification from another company and provided it to Barton Malow Co., the prime contractor on the project. Subsequent tests revealed that the glass and windows installed at Fort Knox High School failed to meet anti-terrorism standards.