I guess, from the indictment, they went to war with the inventory they wanted, not the inventory they had.
Maybe this explains why the troops never quite had enough body armor. And, of course, if these guys are actually crooks, what sort of dealings got them the exclusive contract?
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Two former top executives of the leading supplier of body armor to the U.S. military were indicted today on charges of insider trading, fraud and tax evasion in a scheme that netted them nearly $200 million, federal prosecutors said.