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United States Attorney David C. Weiss, and Defense Criminal Investigative Service
(DCIS) Special Agent in Charge Edward T. Bradley, announced today that Ceramic Protection
Corporation of America (CPC America) had entered into a deferred prosecution agreement
with the United States Attorney’s Office.
CPC America is a Delaware corporation with its principal place of business located at
101 Lake Drive, Newark, Delaware 19702. According to criminal Information filed in
conjunction with the deferred prosecution agreement, on March 10, 2005, CPC America entered
into a supply agreement with ArmorWorks, Incorporated (“ArmorWorks”) to supply
ArmorWorks with ballistic ceramic plates for Enhanced Small Arms Protective Inserts
(“ESAPIs”) to be utilized in the manufacture of protective ballistic body armor procured by the
United States military.

According to the Information, the ArmorWorks Contract stated, in part, “. . . Further,
each plate shall be made of the same material, according to the same formula, and by the same
process as the plates that passed the Government’s first article testing.” On August 3, 2005,
1An Information is a merely an allegation, and a defendant is presumed innocent until and
unless proven guilty.
ArmorWorks received first article testing approval for production using CPC America ballistic
ceramic plates for ESAPIs.
The Information further alleges that on August 29, 2006, in response to a letter from
ArmorWorks concerning changes in materials and the method of manufacture of ceramic tiles,
CPC America sent a letter to ArmorWorks denying that changes had occurred, stating in
pertinent part: “Specifically, in response to your speculation that Alanx [predecessor of CPC
America] has had a process change or materials process change, the answer is that there has been
no process change or materials process change since the qualification of our ESAPI product.”,
when, as CPC America knew, process changes had occurred.
The criminal Information alleges that from March 10, 2005, to October 2006, CPC
America falsified a material fact by certifying that the ESAPIs CPC America provided to
ArmorWorks pursuant to the ArmorWorks Contract were manufactured in accordance with all
required specifications, when in fact individuals acting on behalf of CPC America knew they
were not. Pursuant to the deferred prosecution agreement, the government agrees to dismiss the
criminal Information if CPC America satisfies certain requirements, including payment of a
fine, over a one year period.
“I applaud DCIS for its diligence and exceptional dedication in this investigation,” said
U.S. Attorney David C. Weiss. “This case demonstrates our commitment to national security
and, specifically, to protecting our troops who are in harm’s way in defense of our nation.”
This case is being prosecuted by David L. Hall, Assistant United States Attorney. For
further information, contact AUSA Hall at (302) 573-6277, extension 104.1

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