Thursday, March 22, 2012

Allegations of illegal sales made against Sturgis ammo firm

Andrea J. Cook Journal staff
Posted: Thursday, March 22, 2012 3:00 am

A former Sturgis ammunition manufacturer and an employee are accused of illegally selling ammunition items to two foreign countries shortly before Jamison International V LLC went out of business last October.

A federal grand jury indicted Marc Jamison and Kathy Greenhaw on Tuesday for eight counts of unlawful exportation of arms and ammunition. The illegal exports are believed to have occurred between July 12 and Aug. 29, 2011.

Jamison and Greenhaw are accused of shipping ammunition components designated as a defense article on the United States Munitions List without a license or written authorization.

Seven of the alleged shipments were sent to Canada and one to New Zealand.

Jamison International moved to Sturgis from California in 2001. The company specialized in making brass shell casings.

By 2006, the company had 15 employees and was making plans to transition to the manufacture of bullets and cartridges.

Jamison and his partner, Corey Kupersmith, dissolved the business last October, according to Pat Kurtenbach of Sturgis Economic Development. Greenhaw was the company’s financial officer.

When it closed, the company had nine employees, Kurtenbach said.

The federal charges accuse Jamison and Greenhaw of exporting the following items: .375 CheyTac, .416 Rigby, .303 Savage, .470 Nitro Express, .505 Gibbs and .577-.450 Martini Henry ammunition components; .305 Savage Tac Pins; .40-.82 Winchester brass cartridges; and shell casings.


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