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Attorneys seek to strike mention of security project
BY EMMA PEREZ-TREVIÑO - The Brownsville Herald
May 29, 2007 - 11:21PM

Attorneys for CPEP Inc. and LAMC Inc. claim prosecutors are attempting
to link a threat to national security with a federal indictment
against the corporations.

Corporate attorneys who are tied to state District Judge Leonel
Alejandro are seeking to eliminate mention of one aspect of the
federal indictment against the corporations - the SBX project -
claiming it could prejudice a jury.

A modified oil-drilling platform, SBX stands for the Sea-Based Test X-
Band Radar Platform. It was developed to support the U.S. Department
of Defense's missile defense system.

The Defense Department awarded the SBX contract to the Boeing Company,
which in turn subcontracted oil rig manufacturer Keppel AmFELS at the
Port of Brownsville for the $73 million project.