It would seem that the feds are using an awfully big hammer for a pretty small tack. What it appears to be is a couple of petty crooks making off with and fencing $70,000 worth of bronze thimbles about the size of the eraser on the end of a pencil. These things are easily made by the bazillions and it's hard to believe that they took enough to materially degrade the USA's military capabilities. Moreover, from the little detail there, there was never any intent to do so, either; all they wanted was easy money
One would think that a sabotage charge would be for things like blowing up an ammunition train or contaminating a massive fuel farm. Well, as they say, there's no kill like overkill.
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