Craig59 wrote:
Incredible.
Okay, admittedly the guy had no clue as to what he was doing when it came to the physical scrapping of the airplanes. But, one has to wonder sometimes just what some federal employees are thinking when they go after a numbnut like this for money laundering. I mean, really? Is prosecuting this guy for selling two F-105 ejection seats a wise use of Federal $$$? Wouldn’t justice be served by just laughing at the guy and saying, “Hey numbnuts, you could have gotten 20 times more for them than that!” ?
I would contend the Govt. could recoup a lot more if they hired dayworkers to demil/dismantle into sections or collectible bits and pieces and sell them on eBay! What would you pay for an F-105 ejection seat, control stick, rudder pedal, canopy section, rudder, vertical stab., horizontal stab., etc.?
The problem here is that the guy signed a contract, then repeatedly violated it and has caused significant embarrassment for the Air Force because of his inability to do basic things like figure out what kind of metal is used to build planes before going and cutting on it with a torch. At this point, I think everyone involved is simply trying to prove a point to the guy, but from the way the story reads, I think he still doesn't get it. He's more worried about his skid-steed than the fact he caused several toxic fires and violated his contract at least twice. Why the Air Force hasn't canceled his contract yet still mystifies me.