n.j. manufacturer placed soldiers' lives at risk, man says in whistleblower suit - air purification

A New Jersey man filed a whistleblower lawsuit accusing him of being fired after complaining about the company's use of foreign products
Make debris on tanks that place American lifeS.
Soldiers in danger
Jeffrey lacovitz of Vernon, Sussex, filed a lawsuit against stallbang Can earlier this month.
Claiming that the company was "fraudulent and illegal" in breach of a contract with the United StatesS.
Ministry of Defense.
All state can use foreign countries-
Make parts for filters of air purification systems in military tanks.
According to a lawsuit filed in the Essex County High Court on June 12, the government contract stipulated that parts must be manufactured in the United States.
The parts were shipped to HDT expeditionary systems.
This was awarded to the United StatesS.
The lawsuit said the Defense Department contract provided thousands of components known as the "personal distribution filtration system.
ClaimsAllState Can is six months behind in manufacturing parts
Also known as "end "-
The company secretly purchased them from China to complete the order.
In an email to colleagues on April 17, lechowstates stated that the company's sales representative was "supply of fraud and crime (
Military contractors)
"Forged and illegal documents" indicate that the parts were made in the United States. S. -
When they don't.
"I have done everything I can to stop and mediate this whole mess --
I'm really sad and sad that I didn't succeed, "lacovitz said in an email.
According to the lawsuit, this email is one of several emails disclosed by the quality assurance manager to colleagues and supervisors that Allstate Can is shipping counterfeit parts to HDT.
The lawsuit said that the day after the mail was sent, raikowice was fired.
"Federal regulations and the United StatesS.
All components are required by the DOD contract specification (
Filter system)
Made in the United States, or after approval in the United StatesS.
The Defense Ministry is a "qualified country", according to the lawsuit ".
"China is not a qualified County '.
Filed a lawsuit under the New Jersey serious Employment Act.
The lawsuit filed by Adam Kleinfeldt, a Hackensack lawyer, claimed that Allstate could terminate lechow, resulting in "economic, emotional and psychological damage" to him ".
In addition to AllState Can, the owner of the suit, Ronald, and Richard "Rick" papilla, are brothers and other employees.
Rick Papera said on a phone call on Tuesday that lechow was fired for threatening his colleaguesworker. That co-
The workers threatened to sue the company if they "did not take action against lecowice," Papera said.
Papera doesn't know why lechow is threatening another employee, but admits it may be due to the so-called fake parts.
"There's nothing to say," Papera said . ".
"He was fired for threats, and because of non-performance.
As for the parts, Papera thinks they are foreign
But only with you. S. DOD approval.
"These parts are made in China, but we are licensed to make them in China," Papera said . ". "It's a mixed-
Complaints (Jeff)
He's with us.
Make-up and make-up on purpose.
I think he's been planning this. the lawsuit)
For a long time.
Papera said he had not seen the lawsuit yet and declined to comment further before talking to his lawyer.
Kleinfeldt said his client denied that he had threatened anyone and added emails and other evidence that would indicate that Allstate had never approved the use of parts made in China. Anthony G.
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