22 January 2010

Busted! Arms dealers go down in FBI Sting in Las Vegas

Following up a story we brought you earlier today, it looks like the arrests in Las Vegas go beyond a few Israelis, and include over 20 people from all over.
Twenty-two executives and employees of companies that supply the military and law enforcement agencies were arrested on the eve of their industry’s annual trade show in Las Vegas after a two-and-a-half-year sting operation focusing on schemes to bribe a foreign official. The Justice Department called the case the largest single investigation and prosecution of individuals in the history of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. Twenty-one of the arrests took place in Las Vegas on the first day of the 2010 Shooting, Hunting & Outdoor Trade Show, a convention with more than 55,000 attendees. The Justice Department said those charged had agreed to pay a 20 percent commission to a federal agent who was pretending to be a representative of the defense minister for an African country.

Defense Tech has a listing of who got snagged and it includes some high-profile companies.
I know of at least one person who thinks he was approached about the scam back when it started and told them to bugger off, which is a good thing.

By: Brant

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