Surplus store owners charged after undercover purchase of illegal military equipment

[hexola]

http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2013/11/husband_and_wife_owners_of_mil.html#comments

SHIPPENSBURG -- A Shippensburg couple are being held in lieu of $1 million bail each after they bought Army and Navy uniforms and equipment over the weekend from an undercover Naval Criminal Investigative Service agent, according to court documents.

Denise A. Russell, 44, and Gary Lee Russell, 47, arranged to buy $74,898 worth of military uniforms and miscellaneous equipment that was presented to them as having been stolen from the U.S. government, according to documents filed in District Judge H. Anthony Adams' Office.

[freshwest]

1. Where the hell did they get that kind of money and who was going to dress up as military and why?

And what is it with the 'dead eyes' he has? Drugs?

Just plain creepy people.

[Llewlladdwr]

2. They operate a military surplus store.

I'm sure they keep cash on hand to purchase surplus/collectible gear when it beomes available.

[freshwest]

9. So just a clothing deal, not dressing up to fool anyone? Still creepy.

[Llewlladdwr]

10. Lots of people like to wear surplus military uniform articles.

Doesn't mean anything in particular to most, just a fashion statement. I still wear my old field jacket from my active duty days on occasion (rank and insignia removed). It's comfortable and warm, so why not?

[freshwest]

11. That's not what I'm talking about, by for now.

[Gravitycollapse]

3. Military surplus stores are breeding grounds for right-wingers with shit for brains.

[Brigid]

4. Remember the surplus store owner in "Falling Down?"

[Gravitycollapse]

6. Had to look that one up. I was very young when that film came out.

Although I think I remember watching part of it a few years ago.

My personal experience with surplus shops is that their owners are usually opportunistic assholes who are not themselves insane but definitely cater to a deeply troubled body of right-wingers.

I have to prepare myself before shopping at one to make sure I do not mention politics AT ALL. Any one of their unhinged customers might take my head off with a gun.

[Brigid]

7. I don't go into those places.

Nothing there I'd be interested in.

"Falling Down" was fascinating. I loved Michael Douglas as a guy, already a little unhinged, loses his family and then his job and finally goes off the deep end. I haven't seen it in years, but I remember it well.

[Gravitycollapse]

8. I'll have to watch the whole movie.

Surplus stores carry a lot of cool things. I use them when I need cheap gear for camping and backpacking. Also bought a Soviet surplus gas mask for like 15 dollars that I used when mixing and pouring muriatic acid.

[1000words]

5. He looks like the "brains" of the operation. She looks like she's in way over her head.

Amateur hour.