Army Reservists Lied About Performing Funeral Ceremonies — And Stole $100,000, Feds Say

A Louisiana man is the latest former U.S. Army reservist to plead guilty in a fraud scheme that scammed the Army out of more than $100,000, federal prosecutors said. He is one of seven defendants charged in January 2021 in connection with lying about performing honors ceremonies at military funerals, according to the U.S. Attorney’s […]
Former US Army Counselor Who Stole Millions from Gold Star Families Sentenced to Prison

A New Jersey financial counselor and U.S. Army reservist who admitted to defrauding Gold Star families that received death benefits after their family members died serving in the military has been sentenced to more than 12 years in federal prison. Caz Craffy also will be subject to three years of supervised release and was ordered […]
They Stole a Confederate Train for the Union. Now, 2 Civil War Privates Will Receive the Medal of Honor.

More than 160 years after they were captured and executed by Confederate rebels, two U.S. soldiers are set to be posthumously recognized for their valor during the Civil War with the Medal of Honor. Pvts. Philip Shadrach and George Wilson will be recognized for their actions in 1862 when they, alongside 20 other Union soldiers […]
Army Civilian Stole $100M from Service to Buy Dozens of Homes and Luxury Vehicles, Prosecutors Allege

An Army civilian employee is accused of bilking more than $100 million from the service — funds that were meant to be used for military children — in what is likely among the largest scams by a single person in its history, according to the Justice Department. Janet Yamanaka Mello, 57, was indicted Wednesday on […]
Iraq Vet Stole Humvee Before Smashing it into Building at Fort Stewart, Prosecutors Say

The man charged with plowing a Humvee into the 3rd Infantry Division’s headquarters building at Fort Stewart, Georgia, is a retired Iraq war veteran, Army officials said Tuesday. Images of the wreck, with the vehicle half enveloped in the crumbled glass facade of a building, quickly took over social media shortly after the incident Monday. […]
FBI: Colombians Drugged US Soldiers, Stole Money, Phones

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Three Colombian nationals are facing federal charges in Miami accusing them of drugging two U.S. Army soldiers at a Bogota bar three years ago to steal their debit and credit cards and their phones, U.S. law enforcement officials announced Friday. Jeffersson Arango, Kenneth Uribe and Pedro Silva have been indicted […]