Congressional Investigators Find Stolen U.S. Military Gear on Internet Sites

Congressional Investigators Find Stolen U.S. Military Gear on Internet Sites
Thursday, April 10, 2008


WASHINGTON — Stolen and sensitive U.S. military equipment, including fighter jet parts wanted by Iran and nuclear biological protective gear, has been available to the highest bidder on popular Internet sales sites, according to congressional investigators.

Using undercover identities, investigators purchased a dozen defense-related items on the auction site eBay and the online network Craigslist from January 2007 through last month and received the items \"no questions asked.\"

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[edit on 5/15/2008 by Alien Abduct]

[edit on 5/15/2008 by Alien Abduct]

I did a search to see if this was already posted here but I didn\'t find anything.

How do these things get stolen and by whom?

I would think only insiders can steal these things as you would need certain clearance in order to obtain access to these types of materials.

I seen on TV today a quick glance of this on FOX NEWS which prompted me to do a search online. Now one thing I noticed is they said on FOX NEWS on TV that some of these things were \"secret equipment\".
There is more to this story here below

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