EXCLUSIVE: Bradley Wendt is returning to work as Adair police chief—despite being charged with allegedly lying to federal agents while selling machine guns for a profit.
, alleging that he had been exploiting his position to obtain military-level weaponry that he later resold in his private gun stores and a friend’s separate business.
“I'm sure it'll be continued as we have not [been] able to see discovery yet so there most likely won't be enough time to go over it before [the] scheduled date but that will be up to my attorney,” he added via text message. of guns “not lawfully available to the public” by falsely claiming they were for his department. He also detailed in the letters that he wanted the guns so that he could demonstrate them to his officers for potential future purchases.
“Brad Wendt is charged with exploiting his position as chief of police to unlawfully obtain and sell guns for his own personal profit,” FBI Omaha Special Agent in Charge Eugene KowelKlinefeldt previously told The Daily Beast that his client intends to fight the allegations and that he has “faithfully and honorably served the people of Iowa as a law enforcement officer for over 20 years.”
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