A private contractor has been accused of falsely certifying security company guards in lifesaving techniques before they were then sent to protect Department of Homeland Security and Department of Veterans Affairs buildings in Washington.

Douglas E. Brown was an authorized provider of cardiopulmonary resuscitation training for the American Red Cross. According to an indictment filed in the District’s federal court, Brown claimed to have trained at least 10 Blackhawk Inc. security guards in the life-saving procedures they were contractually required to know. In reality, the indictment says, Brown was submitting false training information to the Red Cross, causing the nonprofit to issue unearned credentials.