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Two men accused of illegally obtaining, selling Air Force technical data 1 hour ago Federal officers arrested two men Wednesday amid allegations that they illegally obtained and sold sensitive Air Force technical data, the Justice Department announced in a release. Sarfraz Yousuf, 43, is accused of selling at least 1,875 sets of data known as technical orders to Marc Chavez, 53, between January 2015 and July 2020. Chavez paid at least $132,280 for the information and resold the manuals for a profit as recently as December 2020, according to the U.S. government. A federal affidavit filed in U.S. District Court for the Central District of California did not name Chavez’s customers, or specific aircraft or other systems involved in the case.
Marc Chavez, 53, of Trabuco Canyon and Sarfraz Yousuf, 43, of Miramar, Florida, have both been charged with a federal count of theft of government property, according to the U.S. Attorney s Office.
Two men were arrested on suspicions they illegally acquired and sold thousands of U.S. Air Force technical orders and aerospace data to domestic and foreign customers for a profit.
Law enforcement officials arrested Sarfraz Yousuf, 43, of Miramar, Florida, and Marc Chavez, 53, of Trabuco Canyon, California, over their alleged involvement in the scheme, the Department of Justice announced Wednesday. Each was charged with one count of theft of government property.
According to an affidavit provided to Military.com, the men each ran separate businesses out of their homes. Yousuf obtained and sold 1,875 stolen technical orders documents detailing operations, maintenance and schematics of equipment to Chavez between 2015 and 2020 in exchange for at least $132,280, according to a filing by the U.S. Attorney s Office in Santa Ana, California.