The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Dept. (LACSD) accused two phony engineers of using stolen software to forge the engineering seal and signature of a former employer. The suspects, Wilfrido Rodriguez and Ruben Gutierrez, allegedly used the fake stamps to sell illegal drawings to hundreds of residential and commercial projects built throughout Southern California over 10 years.
Because the suspects are not licensed professional civil engineers, structures built based on their engineering calculations and specifications may be unsafe and not suitable for habitation, said Det. Ron Barton, LACSD, in a statement.