Iowa police chief charged with fraud for allegedly selling machine guns for profit

Bradley Wendt bought more than 90 machine guns and hosted public shootouts, charging participants to fire the guns

An Iowa police chief faces fraud charges for allegedly buying and selling machine guns for personal profit, despite stating the purchases were related to department business.

Bradley Wendt, 46 and the police chief of Adair, Iowa, bought more than 90 machine guns between 2018 to 2022, claiming the weapons would be used for the official duties and responsibilities of the Adair police department", the justice department said.