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Fredericksburg-area business owner dies before sentencing in federal court case Date published: 9/28/2010
By KELLY HANNON A Fredericksburg-area man who pleaded guilty in federal court to making false claims and theft of government property has died before sentencing. According to family members, John Patton Straiton IV, 66, died last Wednesday night from a heart attack, said Christopher Leibig, an Alexandria-based attorney who represented Straiton. Straiton would have faced a maximum penalty of 15 years in prison. His sentencing was originally scheduled for June 9, but was rescheduled several times, most recently for Oct. 19. Since Straiton died before sentencing, the case will be vacated and dismissed, with no record that he was convicted, Leibig said. Straiton is survived by several adult children. He had remained in good spirits despite being under a lot of pressure, Leibig said. Straiton owned and operated L.B. Technologies and A.B. Wolfe Inc. in Fredericksburg. The companies had government contracts to supply tactical apparel to the Army and Marine Corps. A federal investigation of Straiton began after Fredericksburg Fire Marshal Jay Babcock made a routine inspection in 2009 of L.B. Technologies at 404 Willis Street, near Lafayette Boulevard. Babcock and city building inspectors found L.B. Technologies operating at a warehouse without permits or a business license, and with an unsafe environment for its 50 workers. An investigation found Straiton apparently obtained the government contracts under false pretenses. Straiton used the name John M. Clarke to register L.B. Technologies with the federal government, federal court records state. --Staff writer Keith Epps contributed to this story. Kelly Hannon: 540/374-5436
You are heartless. A family has lost their father and you're happy he passed away? Your comments are way out of line.
was supposed to supply 5.56x45 ammo (under govt contract) that met NATO spec to... the CONTRAS maybe...back in the early/mid 1980s. Instead, he supplied Jugo-made stuff that was not up to initial velocity, etc or at least had not been subjected to the QA tests, thus making a lot of $. I useter buy a few boxes now and then at the facility and it never misfired or failed to cycle.
One less crooked contractor in the world.
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