Kenneth Mix, Falsifying Bridge Inspection Certificates, Connecticut 2023
Feds Indict Pennsylvania Man for Falsifying Bridge Inspection Certificates
A federal grand jury in Hartford has indicted Kenneth Mix, 59, of Ebensburg, Pennsylvania, on charges of making a false statement.
According to the indictment, between approximately January 2012 and January 2015, Mix, who was the Equipment Supervisor for a company that rents or leases bridge access equipment, participated in the creation of false or fictitious Certificates of Unit Test/Examination of Material Handling Device for the Under Bridge Inspection vehicles in the company's fleet.
The certificates represented that a UBI vehicle was examined and that the examination met federal requirements when Mix knew that, in fact, an examination was not conducted as set forth on the certificates.
Under Bridge Inspection vehicles are used to conduct inspections of bridges by positioning the vehicle on top of the bridge and, using the boom, lifting a platform carrying inspectors alongside or beneath a bridge deck.
If convicted of the offense, Mix faces a maximum term of imprisonment of five years and a fine of up to $250,000.
U.S. Attorney Durham stressed that an indictment is not evidence of guilt. Charges are only allegations, and a defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.
This matter is being investigated by the U.S. Department of Transportation – Office of Inspector General and the U.S. Department of Labor – Office of Inspector General. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Nancy V. Gifford.
Key Facts
- State: Connecticut
- Category: White Collar Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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