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The family business, Newport Aeronautical Sales, sold unclassified technical information to companies that wanted to bid on Pentagon contracts to repair military aircraft or manufacture spare parts. 5/12 — PolitiTweet.org

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In the late 1970s, George Posey cracked the FOIA code: cheap FOIA requests in, valuable data out. The Poseys specialized in engineering drawings, technical orders, and manuals for aircraft, most of them from the military. 4/12 — PolitiTweet.org

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If Newport Aeronautical had the documents, they would photocopy and overnight them to customers. If not, someone would fill out a preprinted FOIA request form with the part number and contact details, and fax or mail it to the relevant military base. 6/12 — PolitiTweet.org

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