Agoura Man Indicted on U.S. Arms Charges
An Agoura man arrested by customs agents as he was preparing to board a flight at Los Angeles International Airport has been indicted by a federal grand jury on a charge of attempting to export technical manuals for C-130 aircraft to South Africa.
Edward James Bush, 51, is accused of violating the federal Arms Export Control Act by attempting to export the material first to Argentina, then to South Africa in violation of a U. S. arms embargo.
Bush, identified as a private consultant for Newport Aeronautical Sales, a Costa Mesa-based firm, was arrested by U. S. Customs Service agents Feb. 6, reportedly after telling them that he planned to meet with representatives of the Argentine air force.
The government charged in a criminal complaint that Bush did not have a required license or State Department approval to export the General Electric Co. manuals, which are for the generators on the engine auxiliary power units of the C-130, a military cargo plane.
Agents said Bush had airline tickets for Johannesburg, South Africa, when arrested.
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