WINDBER, Pa. -- Federal agents raided the Kuchera Companies in Windber, which include Kuchera Industries and Kuchera Defense Systems.

The entrance of the building was blocked by state and federal authorities. One by one, Kuchera employees drove off the property.

People who were working inside the building Thursday morning said about two dozen cars pulled into the parking lot around 9 a.m. Authorities form the FBI, IRS Criminal Division and others ordered employees to get their personal belongings and go to the front of the building.

Once there, each person was asked to provide their driver's license, Social Security number and phone numbers. Each employee was also asked which department they worked in and what they get paid to do at Kuchera before they were escorted out of the building.

Some employees said boxes were taken from the building and loaded into a truck.

Employees said Kuchera's chief financial officer, Ron Kuchera, was present alongside authorities during the raid.

Kuchera does both industrial and defense-related work and employs nearly 300 local people. Ron Kuchera and his brother Bill run the business.

Witnesses said Bill Kuchera's private home and game preserve was also raided by federal agents.

Records indicate he bought the 161-acre property in May 2006 for $800,000. LBK Game Ranch is listed as a farm, dealing primarily with livestock and animal specialties. It has two employees and brings in $150,000 annually.

Posted signs on the property call it a "U.S. government test facility."

The Department of Defense Inspector General's criminal division is heading the investigation. The agency primarily investigates fraud crimes in which the government was either a part to or a victim of.

Kuchera will reopen for business Friday, January 23 at 6 in the morning. An automated message on Kuchera's answering machine says all 1st and 2nd shift employees are to report to work Friday, including those who were not scheduled to work Friday.

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