Punked

An Oregon aluminum extrusion manufacturer formerly known as Sapa Profiles Inc. and whose ultimate corporate parent is now the Norwegian company Norsk Hydro agreed to pay 46.9 million to NASA, the Department of Defense, and others to resolve criminal charges and civil claims relating to a 19-year fraud scheme that included falsifying thousands of certifications for aluminum extrusions provided to hundreds of customers. The company agreed to plead guilty to one count of mail fraud, and its immediate parent Hydro Extrusion USA, LLC, formerly known as Sapa Extrusions Inc., entered into a deferred prosecution agreement in connection with a criminal information charging the company with mail fraud.