Two National Guardsmen arrested for selling stolen gear on eBay

[Kristijntje]

Two National Guardsmen who served in Iraq have been arrested, accused of illegally selling thousands of dollars of stolen military gear — from night-vision equipment to body armor — on eBay.

Lee N. Shobe, 28, of Toledo, and Christopher R. Henkel, 36, of Decatur, were released on their own recognizance Tuesday after appearing in U.S. District Court in Urbana. They were arrested Friday on charges of stealing government property, and their cases were turned over to a federal grand jury...

According to a criminal complaint, the pair sold military gear to undercover agents for more than $7,000. Henkel allegedly listed a global positioning system, night-vision equipment and clothing on the Internet auction site Ebay...

full article: http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/head...78657.html

[mandy]

Update:

Two Illinois National Guardsmen have pleaded not guilty to trying to sell stolen military body armor and other gear on eBay.

Christopher R. Henkel and Lee. N. Shobe, both Iraq war veterans, entered their pleas Wednesday in U.S. District Court to a single count each of stealing government property and are scheduled to go on trial April 16, according to the clerk's office...

full article: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/con...02190.html