Subcontractors for USS Stole~$2M of Scrap: Police

Subcontractors for U.S. Steel in northwest Indiana stole ~20 million pounds of scrap valued at ~$2 million over a two-year period, according to local police.

The subcontractors diverted slitter scrap from a U.S. Steel facility in Portage, Ind., that was supposed to be delivered to the Pittsburgh-based steelmaker’s nearby Gary Works steel mill, a detective for the Portage Police Department told SMU on Tuesday. The detective asked to remain anonymous.

Ethan Bernard

Ethan Bernard is managing editor for Steel Market Update. He previously worked for American Metal Market as a copy editor in the New York office for two years, starting in 2008. Later, he copy edited AMM’s monthly magazine on a freelance basis from 2015 until 2017. With experience in financial copywriting and textbook publishing, he holds a BA in Comparative Literature from UC Berkeley, and an MFA in Creative Writing from New York University. He can be reached at ethan@steelmarketupdate.com or 724-759-7871.

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