Marines plead not guilty in plot to sell gear

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Marines plead not guilty in plot to sell gear
By Greg Small - The Associated Press
Posted : Saturday Nov 1, 2008 11:59:34 EDT

HONOLULU — Six Marines arrested in connection with the sale of night vision scopes belonging to the Corps have been released from custody after pleading not guilty to federal conspiracy charges.

The six are accused of conspiring to sell the devices thinking they would be illegally exported, officials said.

Charles Carper, 22, sold an ITT Nightquest PVS-14 Generation 3 Night Vision Monocular scope for $2,500 in September during an undercover operation run by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), federal officials said. He sold two more PVS-14s in October for $5,000, they said.

Two other accused Marines, Ryan Mathers, 20, and Ronald Abram, 20, were arrested Tuesday after eight PVS-14s were sold for $20,000, the officials said. Three co-defendants — Brendon Schultz, 24, Jason Flegm, 22, and Mark Vaught, 23 — were also arrested for allegedly acting as lookouts for the transaction, and Carper was arrested a short time later, they said.

The scope, which can be handheld or mounted on combat helmets or weapons, allows troops to see at distances dark conditions, said Steven J. Marceleno, a special agent with ICE.


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