VA Helps Military Sexual Trauma Victims Recover

  Assisting soldiers in the long road of recovery is what the Department of Veterans' Affairs is all about.  While the vast majority of male soldiers are traumatized by witnessing war and devastation, female soldiers have another source of major trauma to deal with: military sexual trauma, which occurs to devastating numbers ...

With Pentagon Sued, Questions Erupt Over Women in Combat

  Historically, American women have served the military primarily as nurses, medics, and other non-combat support roles.  While women have worked in combat zones in every war since the Revolutionary War, they have not been enlisted as combat troops.  The American Civil Liberties Union announced today that it is suing ...

Sergeant Stole over $1,000,000 of Government Property

On November 14, 2012, the US Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of North Carolina announced that Robert Alan Walker from Fort Bragg, North Carolina, pled guilty to stealing property from the United States and theft of government property. According to court documents, Walker was a sergeant first class with the Army ...

Army Major Receives 18 Months for Bribery Scheme

On November 13, 2012, the Department of Justice announced that James Momon Jr (a former US Army Major) of Alexandria, Virginia, received 18 months in prison for his involvement in a bribery scheme when he was stationed as a contracting official in Camp Arifjan, Kuwait.  The bribery reportedly occurred from 2005 to 2006.  Momon ...

New York Man Filed False Military Discharge Papers

Marc S Restucci was sentenced by U.S. Magistrate Judge Marian W Payson on November 8, 2012 for filing a fake military discharge certificate.  He received two years of probation.   The facts of the case were presented by Assistant U.S. Attorney Craig R. Gestring.  He stated that Restucci initially made a claim for ...

Army Master Sergeant Illegally Exported Military Equipment

Immigration and Customs Enforcement has recently announced that Fidel Ignacio Cisneros of Lynnwood, Washington was arrested and sentenced to 46 months in federal prison and two years of supervised release after he violated the Arms Export Control Act and International Traffic in Arms Regulations.   Cisneros was a soldier ...

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