HUNTSVILLE, AL (WAFF) -
Federal agents raided Huntsville defense contracting business, System Studies and Simulation, Inc. (S3) Thursday. At least one agent remained at the location Friday.
Witnesses said agents stopped by the building Thursday morning and had everyone leave.
A lot of information is being withheld, but several men removed files and boxes from the building and loaded them into a large, white truck.
S3's website remains down, and their Facebook page is inactive.
In one of the vehicles, there was a vest that read, "Army CID," presumably the Army Criminal Investigations Command, though that has not been confirmed.
S3 employees returned to work Friday, but our crews were ordered off the property.
WAFF 48 news is waiting to hear back from the U.S. Attorney's office, the FBI, and several other government agencies to see if anyone else can confirm any more information to us.
The United States Army CID office gave this statement:
As a matter of policy, we do not confirm or deny the existence of an investigation into an individual or a company unless charges have been filed. Thanks and hope you understand.
In 2008, S3 won a Small Business Award from the Huntsville Chamber of Commerce.
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S3 is a defense contracting company located in Research Park in Huntsville.
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