US accuses former sailor of selling military equipment and hoarding automatic weapons

http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/06/02/america/NA-GEN-US-Stolen-Weapons.php

MADISON, Wisconsin: A former Navy lieutenant has been illegally selling military equipment, including laser gun sights, and hoarding automatic weapons, federal prosecutors said.

Federal agents and police discovered more than 65 machine guns on David Carmel's property in the Midwestern state of Wisconsin, according to a criminal complaint filed Friday in U.S. District Court in Madison. The complaint alleges unlawful possession of two machine guns.

Carmel, 32, also faces federal charges in New York of selling stolen U.S. military laser targeting devices and machine gun parts to an undercover agent. Those counts were filed May 21.

He was arrested Wednesday shortly before he was to meet an undercover agent, according to the Wisconsin complaint.

He appeared in federal court in Minneapolis on Friday and was released on bond...