A Penn Yan man has pleaded guilty to federal charges he falsified inspection reports at a Rochester machining business making parts for spacecraft.
James Smalley worked at PMI Industries, starting in 2017.
Federal prosecutors say an internal audit on behalf of Space X revealed multiple falsified inspection reports for parts for the Falcon and Falcon Heavy rockets.
In all, at least 38 reports were faked.
Smalley is scheduled to be sentenced May 13.