Koch Bodyguards Got Police Badges From Same Tiny Town as Mercer
- Credentials allowed security forces to carry concealed weapons
- Lake Arthur, New Mexico, program was shut down last week
Robert Mercer Moonlights as New Mexico Cop
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Bodyguards for the family of billionaire industrialists Charles and David Koch used police badges from a tiny New Mexico town that authorized them to carry concealed weapons in all 50 U.S. states, according to documents seen by Bloomberg News.
The Lake Arthur police department that awarded the badges for volunteer service is the same one that for years provided a similar perk to Robert Mercer, the 71-year-old New York hedge fund manager and a key financial backer of President Donald Trump.