Robert Herring (businessman)
[4][1] In 1989, Herring created another circuit board company, Herco Technology, with his sons Charles and Robert Jr. as co-owners.In November 1997, Herco pleaded guilty to one count of pollution and agreed to pay a criminal fine of $170,000, following a report by a resident in June.For the next three years, the company received pollution violation notices for releasing copper, silver and cyanide into the environment.Teradyne denied any wrongdoing, saying that it had properly disclosed its finances before the deal and that market conditions had shifted.[1] In September 2024, Herring's legal counsel claimed he has the "medical condition and diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease", while seeking to block his deposition in Dominion Voting Systems' multibillion-dollar defamation lawsuit against him and his network.