{{notability|date=February 2024}} {{Infobox company | name = Armet Armored Vehicles | logo = | logo_caption = | logo_upright = <!-- default: 1 --> | logo_alt = | type = | industry = Manufacturing | predecessor = <!-- or: predecessors = --> | founded = <!-- if known: {{Start date and age|YYYY|MM|DD}} in city, country --> | founder = <!-- or: founders = --> | defunct = <!-- {{End date|YYYY|MM|DD}} --> | fate = | successor = <!-- or: successors = --> | hq_location_city = King City, Ontario | hq_location_country = Canada | area_served = <!-- or: areas_served = --> | key_people = | products = | owner = <!-- or: owners = --> | num_employees = | num_employees_year = <!-- Year of num_employees data (if known) --> | parent = | website = <!-- {{URL|example.com}} --> }} '''Armet Armored Vehicles''' is a defunct vehicle manufacturer founded and formerly headquartered in King City, Ontario with US operations in Danville, Virginia.
Armet was founded by Canadian owner and CEO William Whyte after purchasing then California based Armet Industries (c. 1976<ref>{{cite web | url=https://ca.ltddir.com/companies/armet-industries/ | title=ARMET INDUSTRIES | California Companies Directory }}</ref>) in 1982.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://torontosun.com/2016/11/19/canadian-businessman-waits-in-us-jail-over-armoured-vehicle-deal-gone-bad | title=Canadian businessman waits in U.S. Jail over armoured vehicle deal gone bad }}</ref>
Whyte stated he was born in Surrey, England, served in the British Army from 1964 to 1967, immigrated to Canada where he would become a police officer in Toronto (Metro Toronto Police 1967-1973), York Region Police (1979?-1980s). He was on a contract with Hong Kong Police for six months in 1973.
Whyte was indicted by the FBI for fraud and sentenced to more than five years in prison.<ref>{{cite press release|author=U.S. Attorney’s Office|title=FBI indicts Armet on fraud charges |url=https://www.fbi.gov/richmond/press-releases/2012/contractor-indicted-on-fraud-charges|accessdate=July 19, 2012|website=Federal Bureau of Investigation|date=July 19, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release |title=Chief Executive Officer of Armored Vehicle Company Sentenced to More Than Five Years in Prison for Role in Scheme to Defraud the United States |url=https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/chief-executive-officer-armored-vehicle-company-sentenced-more-five-years-prison-role-scheme |website=Department of Justice |accessdate=21 November 2019 |date=20 February 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Home |url=http://aavi.com/ |website=Armet Armored Vehicles |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110726121655/http://www.aavi.com/|archivedate=26 July 2011}}</ref> In 2011, the company's GURKHA vehicle design was sold to Terradyne Armored Vehicles.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Quan |first1=Douglas |title=Canadian armoured-car maker 'shocked' by U.S. fraud charges |url=https://o.canada.com/news/canadian-armoured-car-maker-shocked-by-u-s-fraud-charges |accessdate=21 November 2019 |work=CANADA.COM |publisher=Postmedia Network |date=20 July 2012 |archive-date=21 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191121090416/https://o.canada.com/news/canadian-armoured-car-maker-shocked-by-u-s-fraud-charges |url-status=dead }}</ref>
Post-release, William Whyte has proclaimed his innocence online,<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.wikifactum.org/william-whyte/ | title='''WikiFactum''' WILLIAM WHYTE served 3 years where no allegation was proven }}</ref> stating that the charges against him were not proven. ==References== {{Reflist}}
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