According to a Sept. 12 story in the Wall Street Journal, the U.S. Justice Department is investigating whether L.S. Starrett (Athol, MA) sold Rapid Check coordinate measuring machines to NASA, the Pentagon and other customers knowing that the machine had flaws. The story is based on allegations filed by a technician at an independent contractor hired by Starrett to trouble-shoot customer problems.
The L.S. Starrett Co. has denied the claim and has responded to the allegations with a statement that reads: