Blackwater / Xe (and its 30+ Front Companies)

 Blackwater / Xe (and its 30+ Front Companies)

* Info initially and  largely extracted from>http://publicintelligence.net/blackwaterxe-front-companies-chart/ 

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“The following information is taken from a hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee on February 25, 2010.  For more information on the subject, please read Blackwater Used More Than 30 Front Companies to Obtain Government Contracts.  Thanks to Corey Pein of War Is Business for transcribing all the information contained in the practically illegible SASC-014704.” | Related posts: Blackwater Used More Than 30 Front Companies to Obtain Government Contracts; U.S. Indicts 5 Blackwater Ex-Officials; Blackwater Founder Implicated in Murder; Blackwater teams joined CIA operations; CIA hired Blackwater for assassin program; Iraq outraged as Blackwater case is dropped; Flu Strategists See Schools on Front Line; DHS Bomb Threat Stand-Off Chart.

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* Blackwater Defense Contracts (May 2, 2011) – http://www.warisbusiness.com/profiles/blackwater/

* Xe Services Acquired by Forté Capital, Manhattan Partners (Jan. 13, 2011) – http://www.blackarchpartners.com/Xe-Services-Acquired-by-Fort-Capital,-Manhattan-Pa/news-6

“The sale of Xe was the second transaction BlackArch Partners co-founder Gordie Vap completed on behalf of Mr. Prince in 2010. He also advised Xe on the sale of Aviation Worldwide Services to AAR Corp. (NYSE: AIR) in April 2010.

* Blackwater/Xe Services Recovers, then Faces Controversy and Scandal (January 14, 2012) -  http://cmunce2012.wordpress.com/2012/01/14/blackwaterxe-services-recovers-then-faces-controversy-and-scandal/

“Blackwater, known as Academi as of January 7, 2012 … With this settlement, the U.S. private security company changed it’s name to Abstergo as of today. They believe that this will change their image … Al Arabiya recently received an an anonymous tip from a current E-board member claiming that ‘Mike Taylor, Richard Pere, and David Hammond received $5 billion in bribes from Wikileaks to release false information about Danielle Esposito, Hugh Middleton, and Tony Valusek…They took the bribe.’”

* A Privately Owned Tax Funded Military – Blackwater/XE, IPOA Outsourced Recruitment / Outsourcing the Iraq War: Mercenary Recruiters Turn to Latin America (Jul 1 2008) – https://nacla.org/node/4805 /  http://concen.org/forum/showthread.php?tid=34645

* Related: Afghanistan Spy Contract Goes Sour for Pentagon (May, 2010) – http://www.corpwatch.org/article.php?id=15550

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Blackwater Worldwide / Xe Services (EP Investments, L.L.C.)

-HQ>-850 Puddin Ridge Road;Moyock, North Carolina 27958-8679 (252) 435-2488 | Fax: 252-435-6388

“Xe’s headquarters in Moyock, N.C., house the largest private training center in the United States.” Triple Canopy replaced Blackwater/XE as the official primary contracter in Iraq.

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Erik D. Prince – Founder/President/Chairman
      <Residence of Erik D. Prince, Owner of Blackwater. -1106 Mill Ridge, Mclean, VA 22102 -http://cryptome.org/eyeball/blackwater-grow/blackwater-grow.htm. | http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123595280053605191.html - “Stepped down” (remained as chairman) in March, 2009.

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U.S. Indicts 5 Blackwater Ex-Officials | April 16, 2010 (or see below).

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Gary Jackson – Blackwater’s former president (20??-2009)

   Jackson spent two decades in the military as a Navy SEAL.

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William Matthews – the former executive vice president (20??-2010)

 http://www.capitolhillblue.com/node/26872

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Andrew Howell - the former general counsel (20??-2010)

 

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Ana Bundy, a former vice president (20??-2010)

 

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Ronald Slezak, a former weapons manager (20??-2010)

 

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J. Cofer Black – Vice Chairman, Blackwater

Will sort t’ others out below.

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List of Front Companies

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Prince Group LLC
Michigan LLC. | Description of Services: Manager of Xe Services LLC, and the parent company of Total Intelligence Solutions LLC and its affiliated companies.
Erik D. Prince – President
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Xe Services LLC (f/k/a EP Investments, L.L.C.)
Delaware LLC. | Description of Services: Provides private sector solutions to US Government and Non-US Government clients.

Erik D. Prince – Member; Manager: Prince Group, LLC.

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Joseph Yorio – President (2009-2010)

 http://www.yatedo.com/s/jobtitle%3A(Area+Manager,+Defense+Systems+Division) / http://www.yatedo.com/p/Joseph+Yorio/normal/bed99cc886ef3d76a32e4386295db7f6 : “Executive Advisor – Logistics & Supply Chain, Aerospace & Defense - Blackmore Partners, Financial Services (2011-present); President & CEO – NYX Global, Logistics and Supply Chain (2011-present); Chairman and Managing Director – Lead With Action Foundation, Philanthropy (2010-present); Advisory Board Member – GallantFew, Inc., Military (2010-present); Advisory Board Member – CEO Challenges, Sports (2010-present); Founder – CincyExpress Multisport, Sports (2004-present); President & CEO – Xe Services, Defense & Space (2009-2010); VP, U.S. Air Hub Operations – DHL Express, Logistics and Supply Chain (2006-2009); and 7 more. …Army Special Forces background. Cincinnati Area.

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Danielle Esposito – Ex. VP/COO (2009-20??)

<She’s evidently one of these. | 35 yrs old in 2012. Former Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President, ACADEMI. “Mrs. Esposito has held various leadership positions within the Xe family of businesses for nearly ten years.”  

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Fred Roitz – Secretary; Ex. VP/CSO

http://motherjones.com/mojo/2010/03/carl-levin-blackwater-raytheon-investigation - Last week, Fred Roitz, a top executive at Xe Services (formerly Blackwater), made a stunning admission. Testifying before the Senate Armed Services Committee, he said Raytheon had requested that Blackwater create a shell company in order to win a $25 million subcontract to train Afghan troops. In Roitz’s telling, Raytheon apparently wanted to do business with Blackwater, yet didn’t want to be associated with its controversial brand. Blackwater obliged, creating a subsidiary called Paravant that was separate from its parent company in name alone.

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Todd Shaw – Sr. VP/Facility Svcs & Logistics

<http://www.bizjournals.com/milwaukee/ | http://www.linkedin.com/pub/todd-shaw/13/806/407 - Current: Vice President of Operations at Prolitec; Advisory Board Member at Lead With Action Foundation. Past: EVP & Chief Operating Officer at NYX Global; Senior Vice President, Facility Services & Logistics at Xe Services LLC; Division Manager at Shorr Packaging; Vice President of Operations at Corporate Express; Area Director of Operations at Unisource. Greater Milwaukee Area.

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Mike Taylor – CFO

-Dubious?>CorpWatch : Afghanistan Spy Contract Goes Sour for Pentagon - http://www.corpwatch.org/article.php?id=15550 : “Another company that Furlong sub-contracted was Boston-based American International Security Corporation (AISC) run by Mike Taylor, a former Green Beret turned private investigator. A 1995 lawsuit by Massachusetts State Trooper Robert Monahan accused Taylor of helping drug traffickers by providing phony Greek passports, and even arranging a jailbreak in Florida.” … http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/5856800-international-media-misadventures-the-pentagons-secret-private-spy-ring - “The second firm was American International Security Corporation, run by former Green Beret Mike Taylor, who employed Duane Clarridge, a former top C.I.A. official linked to the Iran-Contra scandal.”

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Jim Dehart – VP Facility Services

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Karen Jones – VP Export Compliance

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Bryan Salek – VP Risk Manager

http://www.linkedin.com/in/bpsalek - Current: Vice President, Government Contracting Practice at Willis. Past: Director, Government Contracting Practice at Frank Crystal & Company; Vice President of Risk Management at Xe, LLC; Vice President of Risk Management at Blackwater Worldwide; Risk Analyst at Marsh. Washington D.C. Metro Area.

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John Altizer – VP of Budgets and Analysis

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Tony Valusek – VP of WPPS Programs

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David Hammond – Acting General Counsel

<Looks likely>http://www.crowell.com/Professionals/David-Hammond

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Jim Sierawski - vice president of domestic training (ca. Mar, 2010)

http://www.linkedin.com/pub/jim-sierawski/44/301/673 - Vice President at Global One Resource Group (Security and Investigations). Past: Vice President of Training at US Training Center; Police Officer at City of Virginia Beach; US Navy SEAL at US Navy. Norfolk, Virginia Area.

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Kate McKenzie – associate general counsel for Xe Services (ca. Mar, 2010-maybe current)

Norfolk, Virginia Area.

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Rob Baugh – Xe director of Navy training (ca. Mar, 2010)

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Christian Bonat – general counsel  

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Brent Heminger – Managing EDITOR Information Technology Manager

http://www.linkedin.com/pub/brent-heminger/9/10/413 - Middle East Analyst at Overseas Security Advisory Council / Senior Coordinator for Regional Analysis at Overseas Security Advisory Council (U.S. Department of State). Past: Regional Coordinator for Middle East and North Africa at Overseas Security Advisory Council (U.S. Department of State); Senior Analyst Global Fusion Center at Terrorism Research Center; Latin America Analyst at Terrorism Research Center. Washington D.C. Metro Area.

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Joan Mccoy – COO
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Total Intelligence Solutions LLC
Description of Services: Provides risk management and security services to Fortune 500 and Government clients.

Erik D. Prince – Chairman

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Victor Esposito – Acting President

 <-? | Washington D.C. Metro Area.

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Melinda Redman – Acting COO & Secretary

 http://www.yatedo.com/p/Melinda+Redman/normal/15b28967a906ae6acddd8c99be5320f9 - Chief Operating Officer (and other, VP, senior director, etc.) – Total Intelligence Solutions, Defense & Space (2007-2010); Unit Chief – Intelligence, Intelligence Analyst, Special Agent – DEA, Law Enforcement (1990-2007).
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Technical Defense, Inc.
Description of Services: Provides information technology security assessments.

Chairman: Erik D. Prince; Acting Pres: Victor Esposito; Acting COO & Secretary: Melinda Redman.
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Terrorism Research Center, Inc.
Description of Services: Provides training services to US and foreign military, intelligence communities, and law enforcement clients.

Chairman: Erik D.Prince; Acting Pres: Victor Esposito; Acting COO & Secretary:  Melinda Redman.
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Apex Management Solutions LLC
Delaware LLC. Description of Services: Provides management services to Samarus-owned companies. Member: XeServices LLC. Manager: Xe Services LLC. President/Secretary/Treasurer: Pending.
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Aviation Worldwide Services LLC
Florida LLC. Description of Services: Holding company that owns subordinate operating companies, some aircraft utilized by its subordinates. Member: Xe Services LLC.
Richard Pere – Manager

http://www.linkedin.com/pub/richard-pere/36/287/399 - President at Richard Pere Consulting, Inc. (Airlines/Aviation). Past: Co-founder and former President at Aviation Worldwide Services (Presidential Airways, STI Aviation, Air Quest); President, Vice President, Director of Operations, Director Special Programs at STI Aviation; Senior Aviation Operations Analyst at ANSER; Program Manager at DynCorp International; Retired at US Army. “Co-founded (with Tim Childrey) Aviation Worldwide Services that was the parent company of Presidential Airways (Part 135), STI Aviation (Part 145) and Air Quest (Part 125 and ISR Platforms). Sold to Prince Group in 2003 and stayed on as President of each company. Sold to AAR in April 2010 with 700 great employees and 70 aircraft.” Melbourne, Florida Area.
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Air Quest, Inc.
Florida Corp. Description of Services: FAA Part 125 aircraft carrier [check for planes]. Shareholder: AWS.
Richard Pere – President
Timothy Childrey – VP
John Hight – Secretary
Richard Pere – Treasurer
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Backup Training LLC
Delaware LLC. Description of Services: Creates instructional videos and DVD’s. Member: Xe Services LLC. Manager: Xe Services LLC.
Richard Gallia – President
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EP Aviation LLC
Delaware LLC. Description of Services: Owns and leases aircraft [check planes]. Member: Xe Services LLC.
Chris Burgess – Manager

Robert Tanenholt - Manager
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Presidential Airways Inc.
Florida Corp. Description of Services: FAA Part 135 aircraft carrier [check planes]. Shareholder: AWS.
President: Richard Pere
VP: Timothy Childrey
Secretary: John Hight
Treasurer: Richard Pere
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Blackwater Proshop LLC
Delaware LLC. Description of Services: Retail shop for Blackwater, US Training Center and Xe items. Member: Xe Services LLC.
Michele Bogo – Manager
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EP Management Services LLC
Delaware LLC. Description of Services: Provides management and general and administrative services to all Xe companies. Member: Xe Services LLC. Managers: Xe Services LLC.
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Guardian Flight Systems LLC (f/k/a Blackwater Airships LLC)
Delaware LLC. Description of Services: Unmanned airships [check planes]. Member: AWS.
Manager: Richard Pere
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BWT Services LLC
Delaware LLC. Description of Services: Supports travel all Xe companies. Member: Xe Services LLC. Manager: Xe Services LLC.
Carol Bruce – President
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GSD Manaufacturing LLC (f/k/a Blackwater Target Systems LLC)
Delaware LLC. Description of Services: Builds target systems. Member: Xe Services LLC. Manager: Xe Servcies LLC.
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STI Aviation Inc.
Florida Corp. Description of Services: FAA Part 145 repair station [check planes]. Shareholder: AWS.
President: Richard Pere
VP: Timothy Childrey
Secretary: John Hight
Treasurer: Richard Pere
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E & J Holdings LLC
Delaware LLC. Description of Services: Real Estate holding company. Member: Xe Services LLC. Manager: Xe Services LLC.
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Samarus CO LTD
Cyprus. Description of Services: Foreign holding company. Member: Xe Services LLC.
Director: Chris Burgess
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Greystone LTD
Barbados. Description of Services: Provides training, security services, and aviation-related training and personnel.
Chris Burgess, Managing Director
Robert Tanenholt, Director
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E & J Leasing LLC
Delaware LLC. Description of Services: Real Estate leasing company. Member: Xe Services LLC. Manager: Xe Services LLC.
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XPG LLC
Delaware LLC. Description of Services: Provides classified services. Member: Xe Services LLC.

Acting Manager: Victor Esposito
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Greystone SRL
Barbados. Description of Services: Provides training and security services.
Chris Burgess, Manager
Robert Tanenholt, Manager
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Paravant LLC
Delaware LLC. Description of Services: Provides training services. Member: Xe Services LLC.
Hugh Middleton – Manager

Justin Cannon – contractor 

 ”Drotleff and Cannon were working for Paravant, a Blackwater subsidiary, providing weapons training for the Afghan army under a Defense Department subcontract when their two-vehicle convoy became involved in a traffic accident in Kabul, the Afghan capital, after working hours on May 5, 2009. …Fareed Haji Ahmad testified that as he drove home from dinner with a co-worker, he approached the scene in his Toyota Corolla and offered to help. He became confused, he said, when three men waved him on but a fourth told him to stop. …When he drove off, Drotleff and Cannon opened fire on the retreating vehicle, firing more than 30 rounds, according to testimony. Ahmad suffered disabling injuries, and his passenger, Romal Mohammad Naiem, was killed. (See link below.) | …of Corpus Christi, Texas.

Chris Drotleff – contractor

 <Former Blackwater contractor Christopher Drotleff arrives with his wife Gina, right, at the federal courthouse in Norfolk for sentencing on Tuesday, June 14, 2011. ….of Virginia Beach. Ex-Blackwater worker gets 37 months in Afghan’s death – http://hamptonroads.com/2011/06/exblackwater-worker-gets-37-months-afghans-death.
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Pelagian Maritime LLC
Delaware LLC. Description of Services: Holding company/owner of the McArthur ship. Member: Xe Services LLC. Manager: Xe Services LLC.
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Salamis Aviation LLC
Bahamas. Description of Services: Aviation asset holding company [check planes].
Chris Burgess, President
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Al-Zulama Company
Iraq. Description of Services: Provides security services within the country of Iraq.
Chris Burgess, Managing Director
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Raven Development Group LLC
Delaware LLC. Description of Services: Provides construction and facilities maintenance. Member: Xe Services LLC. Manager: Xe Services LLC.

Jim Dehart
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U.S.Training Center, Inc. (f/k/a Blackwater Lodge and Training Center, Inc.)
Delaware Corp. Description of Services: Provides security, training, and logistics services.
Jim Sierawski – President
John LaDelfa – VP

<”?”- | Norfolk, Virginia Area.
Fred Roitz – Secretary
Adam Burke – Treasurer
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Blackwater West LLC
Delaware LLC. Description of Services: Provides same services as USTC for California and surrounding western states. Member: U.S.T.C. Manager: U.S.T.C.
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ARES Holdings, Inc.
Virginia LLC (49% ownership). Description of Services: Engineering and R&D company.

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Blackwater Security Consulting LLC
Delaware LLC. Description of Services: Provides training and security services. Member: U.S.T.C. Manager: U.S.T.C
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DMS International Inc.

Blackwater Logistics, LLC has a location in Moyock, NC.

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U.S. Indicts 5 Blackwater Ex-Officials | By James Risen and Mark Mazzetti | New York Times | April 16, 2010

Federal prosecutors charged the former president of Blackwater Worldwide and four other former senior company officials on Friday with weapons violations and making false statements in the first criminal inquiry to reach into the top management ranks of the private security company. …The executives were some of the closest advisers to Blackwater’s founder, Erik Prince, and helped him steer the company during its swift rise to become the leading contractor providing security for American diplomats in Iraq and Afghanistan, working for the State Department, the C.I.A. and the Pentagon. …They were also the senior executives in charge during the company’s most turbulent period, after its security guards were involved in a series of shootings, including one in Baghdad in 2007 that left 17 Iraqi civilians dead. …Mr. Prince, who was not charged, remains at the helm of the company, now known as Xe Services, while many other executives have left as the company has sought to reshape its public image in the face of mounting legal and political scrutiny.

While the indictment is somewhat limited in scope, it could be the government’s opening salvo in a broader offensive to bring criminal charges against the company. They could include charges for bribery and export violations, according to officials familiar with the case, perhaps under a strategy of turning former and current executives of the company against one another. …A federal grand jury in Raleigh, N.C., issued the 15-count indictment against Gary Jackson, Blackwater’s former president; William Matthews, the former executive vice president; Andrew Howell, the former general counsel; Ana Bundy, a former vice president; and Ronald Slezak, a former weapons manager, charging that they conspired to skirt federal weapons laws and then tried to hide their actions. …The charges stem in part from a 2008 raid by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms of Blackwater’s Moyock, N.C., headquarters complex, where agents seized 22 weapons, including 17 AK-47s, etc.

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