Business ProfileforMonmouth Marine Engines, Inc.
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The following describes a pending government action that has been formally brought by a government agency but has not yet been resolved. We are providing a summary of the governments allegations, which have not yet been proven.
From at least March 2017 through February 2020, the owner conspired with others to defraud the DoD and its combat logistic support arm, the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), by engaging in a pattern of unlawful product substitution. Paul Mika was the founder and owner of Monmouth Marine Engines Inc. (Monmouth Marine), a maritime equipment and servicing facility, which, as an approved federal contractor, also entered into contracts with DLA to supply DoD contracting entities with replacement parts for Naval vessels. Paul Mika’s wife and son, Linda Mika and Kenneth Mika, were employees of Monmouth Marine.
The Mikas, on behalf of Monmouth Marine, obtained contracts with the DoD by falsely claiming that the military parts they contracted to provide would be exact products furnished by authorized manufacturers. Once awarded the contracts, however, the Mikas sourced non-conforming substitute parts at a significantly reduced cost to fill the contracts. They did this to maximize their profit margin while also suppressing fair competition in the bidding of federal contracts. Upon receipt by Monmouth Marine, the non-conforming parts were then shipped to DLA in packaging disguising the parts’ identity in an effort by the Mikas to deceive DLA and its unwitting downstream purchasers.
The count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud carries a maximum potential penalty of 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
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- Location of This Business
- PO Box 85, Brielle, NJ 08730-0085
- BBB File Opened:
- 8/10/2011
- Years in Business:
- 48
- Business Started:
- 1/6/1976
- Type of Entity:
- Corporation
- Hours of Operation
Primary
- M:
- 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM
- T:
- 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM
- W:
- 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM
- Th:
- 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM
- F:
- 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM
- Sa:
- 7:00 AM - 12:00 PM
- Su:
- Closed
- Business Management
- Mr. Kenneth Mika
- Contact Information
Principal
- Mr. Kenneth Mika
Customer Contact
- Mr. Kenneth Mika
- Additional Contact Information
Fax Numbers
- (732) 223-4023Primary Fax
Email Addresses
- Primary
- (732) 223-4023
Customer Complaints
0 Customer Complaints
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