Defense Contractor to Pay $1.5 Million Fine for False Made in USA Claims

The United States Attorney’s Office in St. Louis announced, November 30, 2017, that Seiler Instrument & Manufacturing Company, Inc., a defense contractor, will pay the United States $1.5 million in forfeiture based on the company's use of optical materials imported from China in the weapons sights which the company manufactured under a series of contracts with the Department of Defense. The company admits that the parts were improperly certified as compliant with the Buy American Act.