Man Sentenced for Theft of Military Property

RALEIGH, N.C. – A Louisiana man was sentenced today to 25 months in prison and ordered to pay $250,000 in restitution to the United States Army for theft of property belonging to the United States military, and for aggravated identity theft.

According to court documents, Bryan Allen, 35, used his position as property book officer for the 4th Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group at Ft. Bragg, North Carolina, to steal items, and then cover the thefts by decreasing the electronic inventory, which reduced the number of those items expected to be located in a physical inventory. On at least one occasion, Allen forged the signature of another soldier to cover his theft. The stolen property included 43 enhanced night vision goggles, a U.S. military sensitive item made to military specifications, which require “demilitarization” and disposal/destruction in accordance with Department of Defense policies.

Robert J. Higdon, Jr., U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina made the announcement after sentencing by Chief U.S. District Judge Terrence W. Boyle. Defense Criminal Investigative Service, U.S. Army Criminal Investigative Division, and the Department of Homeland Security, Investigations investigated the case.

A copy of this press release is located on our website. Related court documents and information can be found on the website of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina or on PACER by searching for Case No. 5:19-CR-305-BO.

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I'm hoping the saturation of my FB mewsfeed with FR posts brings in new blood.

No one's criticized me yet, but your reply made me think about it.

If I DO get a comment, I'll ask how much is his monthly.

We are at a point where every bit of information and data can help connect dots and draw the string closed.

and then cover the thefts by decreasing the electronic inventory, which reduced the number of those items expected to be located in a physical inventory. On at least one occasion, Allen forged the signature of another soldier to cover his theft.

And how did that work? I don't have much experience with supply admin stuff, but I thought decreasing an electronic inventory would either leave a bright arrow pointing to the guy that did it, or he'd need another soldier to CAC-sign the change in amount (assume responsibility). Which means both the physical card and the PIN.

If he actually forged another's signature, that would likely be a hand-receipt, which does nothing to lower an electronic inventory, it just shows accountability for where the physical item is.

Was the perp a civilian or warrant officer? My battalion PBO was a CW2, back when property books were kept manually.

I did a 6 month stint as a PBO when I was a 1LT. There was a lag between outgoing and incoming warrants. It got me the extension that had originally been denied, and out of field duty during winter.

I was inspected by Group HQ halfway through, the out briefing was brief. The CW4 who did the inspection told the Old Man, “Colonel, your property book is in better shape now than when LT NHN took over.”

Immediately after, I took over as the Battalion S-4. I was a natural, with an accounting degree and PBO experience.

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