Ex-Paratrooper sentenced for eBay military goods sales
A former paratrooper has been given a 10-month sentence, suspended for two years, for handling stolen military goods and selling them on eBay.
Ex-Parachute Regiment warrant officer Allan Peet, 46, of Bridgend, admitted handling more than £6,500 worth of military boots, day sacks, hydration systems and ration packs.
He was caught by a Ministry of Defence (MoD) anti-theft and fraud operation.
The judge at Cardiff Crown Court described his behaviour as a disgrace.
The court heard that the equipment, taken from MoD stores at RAF St Athan in the Vale of Glamorgan, should have been going to soldiers in the frontline but ended up in Peet's garage in Bridgend.
He sold the MoD goods to online enthusiasts, the court was told