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Security Chief Charged for Missiles
Sunday, August 18, 2002
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,60674,00.html
ROSWELL, N.M.---Charges against the president of a counterterrorism consulting company that stockpiled 2,352 small infantry-fired missile warheads involve only possible licensing and registration violations, a federal official said Sunday.
"This is not a terrorism issue," Assistant U.S. Attorney Norm Cairns said.
David Hudak, president of High Energy Access Tools, was arrested Thursday and charged with possessing missiles not registered to him in the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record, according to a federal complaint filed Friday.
Cairns said he did not know if Hudak was still in custody Sunday or when a hearing would be held. The charges carry a maximum sentence 10 years in prison or a $10,000 fine, officials said.
Hudak, a Canadian national, also was in this country illegally, the complaint said.
Investigators also found 4,000 pounds of explosives at HEAT, an anti-terrorism and police training company that was conducting classes for students from the United Arab Emirates and Yemen, said Tom Mangan, a federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms agent.
Cairns said the students are not suspected of any wrongdoing.
The small missile warheads, known as the M141 Bunker Defeat Munition, are designed to defeat light armored vehicles or bunkers and are fired from shoulder-mounted infantry weapons, a federal complaint said.
"The warheads were not attached to the rockets that are designed to fire them and there were no launching devices for the warheads," the complaint said.
There was no immediate explanation why the company had the small warheads. Company officials did not answer phone calls Sunday.
The explosive charges were made by Tally Defense of Mesa, Ariz., but apparently were shipped to HEAT by its parent company, owned by Hudak, International Hydro Cut Technologies of North Vancouver, British Columbia, the complaint said.
Royal Canadian Mounted Police records show that Hudak and the North Vancouver company "were involved in specialized explosive technology used by Canadian and provincial government agencies involved in anti-terrorism activities," the complaint said.
Frank Fish, director of security for HEAT, said the company had believed it was licensed to have appropriate equipment to train U.S. allies and export them to allied nations, but later found out the permit was not filed. He did not specifically mention the warheads.
Fish also said the company had invited federal agencies to inspect its facilities.
"We contacted everybody, saying 'please come on down,'" Fish told the Roswell Daily Record.
In 1997, Hudak was charged in Canada with unsafe storage of explosives and possession of restricted weapons, including handguns and shotguns, the complaint said. He pleaded guilty to possession of prohibited weapons and careless handling and storage of a firearm and was placed on probation, it said.
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Sunday, August 18, 2002 - 1:02:41 PM MST
President of counterterrorism firm arrested for possessing unregistered missiles
http://www.daily-times.com/Stories/0,1413,129%257E6572%257E804863,00.html
ROSWELL (AP) The president of a counterterrorism consulting firm has been charged with possessing 2,352 unregistered small military missiles, according to court documents.
Investigators also found 4,000 pounds of explosives at High Energy Access Tools, an anti-terrorism and police training company that was conducting classes for students from the United Arab Emirates and Yemen, said Tom Mangan, an agent with the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms.
David Hudak, a Canadian national and president of High Energy Access Tools, was arrested Thursday, according to a criminal complaint filed in federal court Friday.
"All participants and students are cooperating with the investigation," Mangan said by phone Saturday from Phoenix.
The ATF agents were summoned for a search of HEAT facilities in Roswell and Tinnie, 45 miles west, on Thursday and were there "basically to handle all the explosives that were taken into custody," Mangan said.
The warheads were made for shoulder-mounted launchers, he said.
Frank Fish, director of security for HEAT, said after the arrest that the company had believed it was licensed to have appropriate equipment to train U.S. allies and export them to allied nations, but later found out the permit was not filed. He did not specifically mention the missiles.
Fish also said the company invited agencies to inspect the Roswell and Tinnie sites because HEAT wanted to be sure it was compliant.
"We've been open to every federal agency that could have anything to do with anything about what we do for a living, from the FBI, ATF, Department of State, everybody," Fish told the Roswell Daily Record. "We contacted everybody, saying please come on down."
The complaint, obtained by The Albuquerque Tribune for a story in Saturday editions, said agents discovered the missiles in 49 explosives crates, with each crate containing 48 warheads worth $23,040 apiece.
The complaint referred to the missile's official designation as the M141 Bunker Defeat Munition.
Hudak was arrested Thursday by immigration agents at the company's training facility, according to the complaint, which also said Hudak was a Canadian national in the United States illegally.
Hudak was charged with possessing missiles that were not registered to him in the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Norm Cairns, spokesman for the U.S. attorney's office in Albuquerque, told the Tribune the investigation was ongoing but declined to comment further. Cairns didn't return messages left by The Associated Press.
A message was left at HEAT on Saturday for Fish. There was no telephone listing for Hudak.
According to the complaint, the military warheads were designed to defeat light armored vehicles or bunkers and are fired from shoulder- mounted infantry weapons. No launchers for the warheads were found, according to the complaint.
HEAT is a defense contractor and specialty training company that sells "surgical breaching explosives," used usually in SWAT scenarios, among other things.
On The Net: HEAT: http://www.heat-training.com
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President of Counterterrorism Consulting Firm Arrested in New Mexico
FoxNews.com | 8-17-02 | AP
ROSWELL, N.M. - Federal agents found more than 2,000 small missiles worth $54 million when they raided the workplace of a Canadian counterterrorism consultant, who was arrested, court records say.
The arrested man was identified as David Hudak, who heads HEAT, or High Energy Access Tools, an anti-terrorism and police training services company, according to a criminal complaint filed in federal court Friday.
The complaint said agents discovered the missiles in 49 explosives crates, with each crate containing 48 missiles and each missile worth $23,040. For a total of 2,352 missiles, total value is $54 million.
Hudak was arrested Thursday by immigration agents at the company's training facility, the complaint says. He was charged with possessing missiles that were not registered to him in the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record.
Norm Cairns, spokesman for the U.S. attorney's office in Albuquerque, declined to comment. He said the investigation was ongoing.
The criminal complaint states: "The warheads are designed as military weapons to be used to defeat light armored vehicles and/or bunkers. The warheads are designed to be fired from shoulder-mounted infantry weapons. The official designation of this weapon is M141 Bunker Defeat Munition."
No launching devices for the missiles were found, according to the complaint.
The complaint said Hudak was a Canadian national who was in the United States illegally.
Agents of the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms searched company facilities in Roswell and at Tinnie, about 45 miles west of Roswell, last Thursday.
Frank Fish, director of security for HEAT, said agents removed documents needed to verify whether any violations had occurred.
Fish said the agents were investigating a Technical Assistance Agreement license tied to HEAT's permit to train U.S. allies to use equipment being exported to allied nations.
The company believed the license had been obtained and proceeded under that impression, Fish said.
"We found out it wasn't done after a client came on board and we thought we filed for it somewhere between 14 weeks and three months ago," Fish said.
Fish said the company invited oversight agencies to inspect the Roswell and Tinnie sites because HEAT wanted to be sure it was compliant, and some agents accepted the invitation to investigate.
"Weve been open to every federal agency that could have anything to do with anything about what we do for a living, from the FBI, ATF, Department of State, everybody," Fish said. "We contacted everybody, saying please come on down."
Sen. Pete Domenici, R-N.M., has asked ATF to report on what has been done so far.
HEAT is a defense contractor and speciality training development company that sells "surgical breaching explosives," used usually in SWAT scenarios, among other things. The products require training for safe use, the company says.
The United States Munitions List defines which weapons and accessories need to be monitored by the government. All involved agencies have been told to refer all media questions to the U.S. attorneys office.
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