Army captain pleads guilty to pilfering 700K

[unhappycamper]

Army captain pleads guilty to pilfering 700K
The Associated Press
Posted : Monday Dec 7, 2009 22:02:11 EST

PORTLAND, Oregon — An Army captain pleaded guilty Monday to charges that he stole nearly $700,000 from the U.S. government while serving in Iraq.

U.S. District Court Judge Ancer Haggerty set sentencing for March 1 after Capt. Michael Dung Nguyen entered guilty pleas to theft and money-laundering charges. The maximum sentence for each offense is 10 years in prison and a $500,000 fine.

A federal grand jury indictment alleged that between April 2007 and February 2009, the 28-year-old stole more than $690,000 in U.S. currency entrusted to him as the battalion project purchasing officer in Muqdadiyah, Iraq.

The funds were designated for payment of security contracts as well as for urgent humanitarian relief and reconstruction.

Prosecutors say Nguyen mailed the stolen money to himself at his family's Portland home before he returned from Iraq to Fort Lewis, Washington. Then, prosecutors say, he opened new accounts at several banks and deposited $387,550.


Rest of article at: http://www.armytimes.com/news/2009/12/ap_armycaptainguilty_120709/

[rasputin1952]

1. Damn...

That's one, I have to wonder if there are any more out there...x(

At least they recovered a lot of it, hope this clown gets the max.

[grasswire]

2. was this posted elsewhere on DU?

I think it is huge news to people generally, not just veterans.

[unhappycamper]

3. I only posted this in the Veterans forum.

Feel free to repost it. :hi: