Article: FORMER CFO INDICTED.(Business)

ST. LOUIS -- The former chief financial officer for the defense contractor Engineered Support Systems Inc. backdated stock options without disclosing his actions, then lied to federal investigators about it, the U.S. Attorney's office said Monday. Gary Gerhardt, 62, of St. Charles, Mo., faces a 10-count indictment that includes one count of falsifying books and records of a publicly traded company; four counts of making false statements in reports filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission; two counts of mail fraud; and two counts of wire fraud. The ...

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