McKay had showed a certificate from the Patuxent River Naval Air Station re: the bearings, that they were authentic and that the Navy had tested them, etc. I worked at that base in 1999 and 2000. They do a lot of highly classified R&D there and, when I was there, you couldn't get a toothpick past them. I'm pretty sure it's the same, now, if not stricter, as a result of 9/11, North Korea, Iran, etc.
McKay had also stated that the company was one of only a handful in the world that manufactured these bearings. Was he blowing smoke up people's a$$es or was he telling the truth?
Are the bearings real, as the Navy stated, and Bill just royally f*cked up the company? I doubt he could have forged the certificate and not have been caught by now. Scammers don't go to the very difficult lengths of satisfying the multitude of requirements set forth by the US Navy.
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