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Blackfeet Victim of Ex-IHS Doctor Receives Settlement
A Washington D.C. law office announced Tuesday that its client has accepted a six-figure settlement from the U.S. government in a claim alleging that public health agencies failed to protect a Blackfeet child from sexual abuse.
Chief Loses Anchors After Pleading Guilty to ‘Wrongful Appropriation’ of Military Property
A U.S. Navy chief lost his anchors last month after pleading guilty to “wrongful appropriation” of military property.
A Navy judge sentenced then-Chief Aviation Electronics Technician Kirk P. Killian on July 29 to be bumped down to E-6 after he pleaded guilty to misappropriating military property greater than $500, according to Navy records.
Opinion Piece by David Sheldon and Shannon James: In the IRR or National Guard? Know Your Rights
You have been marking time in the Individual Ready Reserve (IRR) or even the National Guard or the Army Reserves for almost a decade now. You have established a career, a family, and the responsibilities that come with those things when suddenly you are faced with activation and deployment orders. Your world just blew up. Now what?
Native American Memorial Misses USPHS and COA in Honoring Veterans
Will Native American Veterans’ Memorial Neglect Some Service Members?
“Disgraced” Naval Officers May Get To Keep Their Pensions
The Washington Post reports that the high-level Navy admirals and other officers accused of violating laws in the “Fat Leonard” scandal have not been stripped of their pensions.
Navy Officer Wrongful Suspected Of Spying
In this Navy Times report, one Asian-American officer was suspected of spying, based on his travels and association with a Taiwanese national.
Mr. Sheldon appeared on Crosstalk as an expert in military law: CrossTalk: The passion of Bradley Manning.
Discharged For Dementia?
The Army Times reports that a chaplain who has been diagnosed with dementia will not face a disciplinary discharge for misconduct related to his medical condition.
Military Injustice: Crime-Lab Worker’s Errors Cast Doubt On Military Verdicts
WASHINGTON – Life-and-death questions shadow misconduct at the U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Laboratory, where investigators discovered that a lab analyst cut corners and falsified reports: Were the innocent convicted, and did the guilty go free?
The answer is troubling: In many cases, the destruction of evidence and the passage of time make it impossible to know.
“How do you resolve the question when you have no way, when the original samples have been lost and there is no way to retest them?” attorney Frank Spinner asked lab official Michael Auvdel at a July 2008 court hearing.