NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP/CLARKSVILLENOW) – A military equipment dealer who pleaded guilty to buying and selling stolen military equipment overseas has been sentenced to more than three and a half years in prison.
The Tennessean reports 42-year-old Cory Wilson was sentenced Monday in federal court in Nashville. In addition to the 44-month sentence, Wilson was ordered to pay $500,000 in restitution to the Army.
Two former soldiers, Michael Barlow and Kyle Heade, were also sentenced. Barlow was ordered to serve five years’ probation, and Heade 30 months in prison.
Eight people were involved in the plan to steal items from Fort Campbell. Four were previously sentenced, and another man is set to be sentenced on Tuesday.
The eight individuals were initially charged in connection with a conspiracy to steal sensitive U.S. Army equipment which was ultimately sold and shipped to anonymous eBay bidders, including some located in foreign nations.
According to an indictment, the soldiers charged stole more than $1 million worth of sensitive military equipment from the U.S. Army installation at Fort Campbell and sold it to others, who then re-sold the equipment on eBay.
The items sold included sniper telescopes and rifle accessories, machine gun parts and accessories, grenade launcher sights, flight helmets, communication headsets, body armor and medical supplies.
The indictment also alleges that two of those charged illegally sold certain restricted U.S. Army equipment, including night vision helmet mounts, to eBay customers located in foreign nations including Russia, China, Hong Kong, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Lithuania, Moldova, Malaysia, Romania, and Mexico.
*The Associated Press contributed to this report.