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purported signature to each of the returns.
Prior to the time its petitions were filed, West Jersey, a
New Jersey corporation, maintained its office and principal
place
of business in New Jersey. West Jersey was incorporated in about
1970 by Mr. Walker, William Reilly (Reilly), and a third
individual. Mr. Walker and Reilly became the only shareholders
of West Jersey sometime well prior to 1978.
From 1978 through about 1984, Mr. Walker was the president
and a 50-percent shareholder of West Jersey. Reilly owned the other 50
percent of West Jersey's outstanding shares of stock and also served
as an officer of West Jersey.
West Jersey engaged in the business of manufacturing and
selling steel pipe flanges. Substantially all of its sales were made
to various contractors working on nuclear power plant construction
projects throughout the country. West Jersey had been certified to
manufacture pipe flanges used in nuclear power plants and was one of
the few manufacturers of pipe flanges in the country which had such a
nuclear certificate.
Overbilling and Kickback Arrangements
During 1978 through 1981, West Jersey participated in
overbilling and kickback arrangements with two contractor purchasing
agents, Robert Short (Short) and William Simmel (Simmel), with respect
to certain purchases Short's and Simmel's respective employers made
from West Jersey. Short was employed as a purchasing manager with B.F.
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