EXCLUSIVE: Bradley Wendt, the police chief of Adair, Iowa, is holding out hope that being criminally charged with lying to the feds while selling machine guns for a profit—allegations he denies—might not be the career setback it looks like.
prosecutors allege that between July 2018 and August 2022, Wendt provided “law letters” to the ATF in which he justified his acquisition of guns “not lawfully available to the public” by falsely claiming they were for his department—or that he wanted them demonstrated to his officers for potential future purchases.
In all, Wendt allegedly requested 90 machine guns for purchase or demonstration. ATF did not approve all the police chief’s requests for the latter. Wendt’s lawyer said the police chief intends to plead not guilty to the charges, stating his client “has faithfully and honorably served the people of Iowa as a law enforcement officer for over 20 years.”
The lawyer did not respond to a follow-up request for clarification about how, exactly, Wendt obtaining and demonstrating the use of military-style weapons would benefit the residents of Adair.
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