The former CEO of a Licking County defense contractor goes to trial June 5 on charges of embezzling 1.6 million dollars from the company.
Prosecutors say Yoav Kapah hired a woman and paid her for services not rendered to Hebron-based ArmorSource. Prosecutors say Kapah used company money to fund romantic trips with the woman and travel for his family. He also allegedly used company money to purchase goods and services for himself. Prosecutors also say he used a consulting company to collect nearly one million dollars in kickbacks. In 2016, the company agreed to pay 3 million dollars to the federal government to settle a lawsuit over substandard combat helmets it provided to the U.S. Army.
