Three people have been charged with stealing products from three , Central New York , military outposts and selling it on Facebook industry, soldiers said Monday.
The technology was shipped to at least five state, troopers said. One projectile coat was being reshipped to , Russia, they said.
The investigation began after an account advertised the stolen products in a blog on , Facebook Marketplace , last month, according to Trooper , Jack Keller, a spokeswoman for the , State Police. The belt was never available to the general public, and some of it was delicate in nature, he said.
Researchers determined the account was created by , James Waleski, of , Jamesville, according to Keller. He is a civil working for the , U. S. Defense Department , at the 174th Air National Guard Attack Wing, which is based on the defense part of Syracuse Hancock,  , International Airport.
Waleski, 50, worked as a common source specialist at the air center,  , according to his LinkedIn page. He even appears to have served for nearly three decades in the , U. S. Army, including as a battalion offer commander, according to the page. Waleski is seen assisting in a 2008 military picture that shows him holding the National symbol at the top of a rock close to an Afghan military training facility.
In addition to the research into the stolen products, two additional people were indicted. They were identified as , Gordon Reynolds, a military police agent, and Joriann Garcia-Hernandez, a product source professional.
Soldiers recovered thousands of dollars of military equipment shipped to customers in , New York, Texas,  , Wisconsin,  , Pennsylvania,  , Georgia , and , Florida, Keller said. They likewise got up a nuclear coat that was being reshipped to , Russia.
Tens of thousands of dollars in extra belt was found at Waleski’s house, Keller said.
The technology was stolen from the 174th flap and , Army National Guard , 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, both based in , Syracuse, as well as the 272nd Army Military Police Detachment in , Auburn.
Waleski was accused of 11 counts of third-degree unlawful possession of a weapons, including second-degree great embezzlement and the unlawful sales of body armor.
He is being held in the , Onondaga County Justice Center , prisons, records show. His bail was set at$ 20, 000 cash or$ 100, 000 bond.
Reynolds, 44, was charged with fourth-degree unlawful possession of stolen property, and two counts of third-degree unlawful possession of a tool. He is being held in the , Madison County , prison, documents show.
Garcia-Hernandez, 38, of , Rome, was charged with grand larceny, a offense.
During a search, an abuse weapon was found in Waleski’s house, Keller said. It was n’t taken from the military installations.
Waleski’s wife,  , Jennifer Waleski, 40, was charged with third-degree criminal possession of a weapon ( assault weapon ). She appears to have left the state prisons.
Soldiers ask anyone with information about the seized products, or those who may have purchased it from Waleski, to visit Investigator , Carl Schneider , at 315-366-6000.
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