Former Iowa Police Chief Sentenced to 5 Years for Illegal Gun Sales

Brad Wendt convicted of falsifying documents to acquire and sell machine guns for personal profit.

Wendt was sentenced to five years in federal prison for his actions.
He was convicted of making false statements to the ATF and illegally possessing machine guns.
Wendt sold the guns, including a .50-caliber machine gun, for nearly $80,000 in profit.
The defense plans to appeal, arguing the conviction was based on erroneous jury instructions.
Wendt served as the police chief of Adair, a town of 800 residents, since July 2018.