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Discord leaker may face court-martial as Air Force levies new charges
The Air Force has opted to prosecute Airman 1st Class Jack Teixeira for “alleged misconduct related to his military duties” in the wake of a massive leak.
Senior NCO convicted of sex crime will be allowed to retire at a lower rank
Jeremy Zier, who had been chosen for promotion to chief master sergeant, will retire as a technical sergeant.
Ex-Air Force staff sergeant pleads guilty to killing federal guard
Steven Carrillo, 33, changed his plea to guilty to a federal murder charge in the killing of David Patrick Underwood and to the attempted murder of Underwood’s colleague.
Twin steals veteran brother’s identity to obtain federal benefits
Wayne Bowen, 64, stole his twin brother Warren Bowen's identity in order to gain access to more than $60k in federally-subsidized veterans' benefits.
He told investors he was a spec ops war hero. Prosecutors say it was a ruse.
Derek Robert Hamm, 38, faces up to 20 years in prison for 33 different charges against him, including wire fraud and stolen valor.
He defrauded more than 100 disabled veterans of benefits. Prison awaits.
The fraud scheme targeted more than 100 disabled veterans and Social Security beneficiaries.
Ex-State Dept. employee sentenced for embezzling $150k in travel funds for SOUTHCOM events
Roudy Pierre-Louis, 49, a Haitian citizen, was working at the Embassy of Haiti for the State Department from 2015 to 2018 when he embezzled travel funds for Defense and State Department employees headed to SOUTHCOM totaling more than $150,000.
Air Force veteran defrauded VA of $2 million by buying, selling CPAP devices
Kevin Rumph Jr., of Fairburn, Georgia, was ordered Dec. 1 to pay $2,041,733.62 in restitution and sentenced to 27 months imprisonment followed by three years of supervised release.
Air Force civilian stole $1.1 million via travel charge card, bought piano, Harley, vacations
Eddie Ray Johnson, Jr., age 60, was sentenced to three years imprisonment and to pay $1,157,540.69 in restitution.
DC rooming house operator stole $400k in benefits from elderly, mentally ill and disabled veterans: indictment
Rosemary Ogbenna, 45, was charged this month by the District Court for the District of Columbia for allegedly carrying out a plot to steal more than $400,000 in benefits from elderly, mentally ill and disabled veterans she housed through her room and board business.
‘Mike is a cheater’ spray-painted on car belonging to veteran not named Mike
“I do not even know anyone named Mike,” Army veteran Nedra-Iman Brantley wrote in a Facebook post after discovering her vehicle.
By Jon Simkins