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Office of the United States Attorney District of Arizona For Information Contact Public Affairs SANDY RAYNOR Telephone: (602) 514-7625 Cell: (602) 525-2681 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, September 24, 2008 FORMER CBP AIRCRAFT MECHANIC PLEADS GUILTY TO STEALING FLIGHT EQUIPMENT TUCSON, Ariz. - James Williams, formerly a contract mechanic employed at the Customs and Border Protection (CBP) aircraft facility in Tucson, pleaded guilty yesterday to Theft of Government Property. Williams, 37, of Tucson, was charged stealing a $6,972.39 pair of night vision goggles (NVGs) from CBP, selling them on eBay and keeping the proceeds. At his change of plea hearing, Williams admitted that over the weekend of August 10-13, 2007, while he was working at the Air Branch Facility, he took a pair of NVGs, a battery pack and carrying case from the CBP aircraft facility on Davis Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, where he worked as an aircraft mechanic. Williams posted the goggles for sale on eBay. On September 3, 2007, he sold them to a person in Arizona for $3,700 and kept the money from the unauthorized sale. Alerted to the eBay sale, investigators contacted the Arizona buyer and learned that he had resold them via eBay to a man in Fairbanks, Alaska. Upon recovering the goggles from the Alaska buyer, investigators found that although some serial numbers on the device had been obliterated, serial numbers on the eyepieces and objective lenses matched those of the stolen pair. Neither eBay buyer realized the goggles were stolen, and both cooperated with authorities. The goggles had originally been purchased by CBP in 2005 for $6,972.39. Sentencing is set before Chief Judge John M. Roll on December 10, 2008. A conviction for Theft of Government Property carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison, a $250,000 fine or both. In determining an actual sentence, Judge Roll will consult the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines, which provide appropriate sentencing ranges. The judge, however, is not bound by those guidelines in determining a sentence. The investigation in this case was conducted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Office of Professional Responsibility, with assistance from the Federal Bureau of Investigation Crime Lab, the Alaska State Police and ITT Industries. The prosecution is being handled by Mary Sue Feldmeier, Assistant U.S. Attorney, District of Arizona, Tucson. CASE NUMBER: CR-08-0600-TUC-JMR-(BPV) RELEASE NUMBER: 2008-252(Williams) # # # For more information on the U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Arizona, visit http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/az/ Mark R. Taylor Take no prisoners! http://americantruckersatwar.com AmericanTruckersAtWar Discussion Group http://youtube.com/ironponyexpress --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are a member of the "News Sarasota" Google group... To read more, go to: http://www.newssarasota.com http://newssarasotaezine.talkspot.com To hear more, go to: http://thecaptainsamerica.podomatic.com Enjoy the priviledge you now share with others who want to know what others don't... Thanks, Matt Bruce Managing Editor News Sarasota.com Retired 25 Year Fire-Rescue Captain Host Of: "The Captain's AMERICA" Show Heard From 12 noon to 1 PM ET Monday Thru Friday LIVE On Net Talk World.com Across America & Around The Globe At The Speed Of The Internet... Weekend's Overnight on The Accent Radio Network... Check Out: http://thecaptainsamerica.com http://www.nettalkworld.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/News-Sarasota... To post to this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
