Merchant Marine Instructor Pleads Guilty to Defrauding the Coast Guard

Maritime Training School Owner Pleads Guilty to Defrauding the Coast Guard

The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Michigan reported that the operator of a maritime training program for U.S. Coast Guard certificates has pleaded guilty to a felony charge related to falsifying records connected to a course he administered. Mel Stackpoole, age 62 of Michigan, entered his guilty plea on August 12, to one count of knowingly altering and falsifying records and documents with the intent to impede the proper adm…

Merchant marine instructor pleads guilty to defrauding the Coast Guard

By Paula Wethington Click here for updates on this story     Michigan (WWJ) — A Michigan man has pleaded guilty to a charge of falsifying records related to merchant mariner credentials. Mel Stackpoole, 62, of St. Clair County entered his plea Tuesday in federal court to one count of knowingly altering and falsifying records and documents, “with the intent to impede the proper administration of a matter within the jurisdiction of the United Stat…

Michigan man accused of passing students who failed Coast Guard courses at his marine training school

A Michigan man who owned a marine training school that taught Coast Guard courses to students allegedly provided course certificates to students who did not complete the required coursework.