[Former Military Chick]

Copy of the indictment.

It seems to be about greed!

[Former Military Chick]

speechless:

A copy of the indictment obtained by Military.com alleges a series of lavish purchases by Brooks from company coffers, including $101,500 to buy an armored vehicle for his family's personal use, $16,000 to hire a photographer for his son's Bar Mitzvah and $101,190 for a "belt buckle studded with diamonds, rubies and sapphires."

[NurdlyPeon]

At least the indictment was not for selling defective products, we can give some small thanks for that.

[PBRSTREETGANG]

No mention of the reported $10 million bat mitzvah he threw for his daughter that had performers such as Tom Petty, 50 Cent, etc.?

[Liz]

BUSTED: David Brooks, indicted Body Armor Official, is led to court.

[Sgt_Schultze]

He's one of our bad guys - Open Secrets

[the right reverend]

This is a misleading statement
QUOTE==="The Marine Corps broke from Point Blank this year and went with the newly designed "Modular Tactical Vest," which is designed and manufactured by Protective Products International, based in Sunrise, Fla."

The Marine Corps designed the MTV, Protective Products International manufactures it. Give credit were credit is due......

MARINE CORPS SYSTEMS COMMAND, QUANTICO, Va., Nov. 20, 2006 — Rather than waiting for the next generation of body armor in the years to come, the Marine Corps listened to its warfighters and provided them a solution. That solution is the Modular Tactical Vest (MTV). Providing enhancements to the existing vest, the MTV will instill greater comfort and confidence in Marines’ warfighting capability.

The MTV is a load bearing vest and wears more comfortably than the existing Outer Tactical Vest (OTV). The MTV optimizes the same OTV ballistic protection and enables the Marine to easily configure components of their combat load to best meet specific mission requirements. Responding to an Urgent Universal Need Statement, submitted in Jan. 2006, the Marine Corps Systems Command (MARCORSYSCOM) developed the MTV.
Protective Products International.

[CholeraJoe]

I wonder if the company will be barred from doing business with the government. Back in the 80’s, GE was banned over some jet engine fiasco and you couldn’t buy light bulbs or appliances made by GE from the Base Exchange and NBC was removed from on-base cable TV.

[RDTF]

wow

[Southack]

"The Oct. 25 indictment alleges Hatfield and Brooks cashed in tens of millions of dollars in stock during the period testers were warning the company about vest failures. It also alleges that Brooks called a Point Blank employee who brought erroneous body armor inventory data to his attention a "[expletive] snake," and threatened to scuttle any further employment opportunities after the whistleblower resigned."

Lock. Them. Up.

[Allegra]

I’m glad they’ve busted this lowlife scum.