Surplus Legal Issues, was Re: Fw: Control Data Cyber 960

From: Ian Koller <vze2mnvr_at_verizon.net>
Date: Fri Nov 16 15:22:58 2001

John Lawson wrote:
> I spent a good number of years in the Aerospace surplus business in
> California,
> 'difficult' situation, and I know of five people who have done jail time
> for various scams and transgressions.


Was that George Straza, or something involving Jet Air ( or
something like that )




John Lawson wrote:
>
> Re: Jail time for surplus:
>
> I spent a good number of years in the Aerospace surplus business in
> California, and I have personally been involved in more than one
> 'difficult' situation, and I know of five people who have done jail time
> for various scams and transgressions. Fortunately, it was the policy of
> the company I worked for to never get involved in that stuff, because it's
> like asking the Mafia for a loan... it never ends after that.
>
> The manager of a large California firm is probably still in jail... it
> was well known that it you wanted a particular bid, you just 'negotiated'
> with him, and damn! You Won it! He got tripped up by making triple
> payments on his house, buying a big boat and a new truck and trailer for
> it... a clerk in his credit union wondered out loud just how he was able
> to afford all this on his regular income.... he 'fessed up when they
> came to audit him, and was taken away in cuffs.
>
> I was working for a small place many years ago that had recieved, by
> Government contractor error, a 'classified' piece of radio gear stuck in a
> truckload of other RF junk we bought. The Feds came storming in one
> afternoon with the swat team (I am *not* making this up!!) and I spent
> about twenty minutes eating the dirty carpet with the muzzle of a rifle
> hovering behind my ear...same as the rest of the staff of the place...
> while they had the owner take them (at gunpoint) out in the 'yard', to the
> item in "question", which was then covered and taken away. After that, we
> were allowed up, but had to stay there in the office while the Feds went
> over and over and over the paperwork, and alternately grilling each of us
> about the 'item'. Then, they just left, without even a word. It was then
> 8:00 at night, and a crowd had gathered outside the place.
>
> Fun story now, but then, well...
>
> Such things go on all the time.
>
> Cheers
>
> John
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