Vall Iliev's company ShotStop Ballistics LLC was accused of selling bogus armor to the Akron Police Department to outfit its SWAT officers.

Vall Iliev, 69, of Stow, Ohio, has been charged in a three-count information with smuggling foreign-made body armor and then selling it to law enforcement agencies and others, as legitimate, ...

Vallmar and ShotStop served as warehouses but had no means of producing Level III or Level IV body armor, authorities said. This case is being investigated by U.S. Immigration and Customs ...

During the search, officers recovered Level III body armor, the same type used by law enforcement. This discovery led to the issuance of a parole violation warrant. Later that day, Evans was ...

A Stow business owner was charged in federal court or importing body armor made in China and sold as being made in the United States and without federally mandated certifications.

During the search, Levell III body armor, the same type worn by law enforcement officers, was recovered, and a parole violation warrant was issued. Later in the day, Evans was located at Lake ...