The NIJ certification labels included fictitious “patent pending” and “Level III+” and “Level IV+HD,” which are nonexistent designations. Those who have purchased ShotStop body armor ...

The NIJ said the armor failed its standards test for Level III certification, which means it also would not have passed the more rigorous tests to be labeled Level IV. Prosecutors further allege ...

Vall Iliev, 69, of Stow, Ohio, has been charged in a three-count information with smuggling foreign-made body armor and then selling it to law enforcement agencies and others, as legitimate, ...

U.S. law enforcement agencies use ballistic-resistant body armor that complies with standards set by the NIJ, and ShotStop marketed their Level III and Level IV body armor as “Made in Stow, Ohio” and ...

The company marketed its Level III and Level IV body armor as “Made in Stow, Ohio” and “NIJ Certified.” The National Institute of Justice, or NIJ, is the research, development, and ...