Source: Matt Apuzzo, NY TIMES, 9/8/17

For seven years, agents at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives followed an unwritten policy: If you needed to buy something for one of your cases, do not bother asking Washington. Talk to agents in Bristol, Va., who controlled a multimillion-dollar account unrestricted by Congress or the bureaucracy. Need a flashy BMW for an undercover operation? Call Bristol.

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