The Government Accountability Office created a fake law enforcement agency, complete with a site and bogus address.https://www.themarshallproject.org/2017/07/21/how-fake-cops-got-1-2-million-in-real-weapons?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=sprout&utm_source=twitter …
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The GAO's fake cops then applied for military-grade equipment from the Defense Department. And they got it.https://www.themarshallproject.org/2017/07/21/how-fake-cops-got-1-2-million-in-real-weapons?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=sprout&utm_source=twitter …
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“It was like getting stuff off of eBay,” says the director of the GAO’s defense capabilities and management team.https://www.themarshallproject.org/2017/07/21/how-fake-cops-got-1-2-million-in-real-weapons?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=sprout&utm_source=twitter …
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So what can they request? Law enforcement can ask for any equipment the U.S. military isn't using.https://www.themarshallproject.org/2017/07/21/how-fake-cops-got-1-2-million-in-real-weapons?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=sprout&utm_source=twitter …
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This includes tanks and grenades, scuba-diving gear and even marching-band instruments.https://www.themarshallproject.org/2017/07/21/how-fake-cops-got-1-2-million-in-real-weapons?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=sprout&utm_source=twitter …
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The GAO sting obtained night-vision goggles, simulated M-16A2 rifles, pipe bomb equipment, and other weapons.https://www.themarshallproject.org/2017/07/21/how-fake-cops-got-1-2-million-in-real-weapons?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=sprout&utm_source=twitter …
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After the sting, the Defense Department promised to tighten its verification procedures.https://www.themarshallproject.org/2017/07/21/how-fake-cops-got-1-2-million-in-real-weapons?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=sprout&utm_source=twitter …
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