[dblshot]

Looks like Dung stepped in it.

[library user]

Then, prosecutors say, he opened new accounts at several banks and deposited $387,550.

Should have buried it in his backyard. Dummy.

[decimon]

In every war there are illegal activities involving military personnel. Those are the war stories you don’t hear.

[zlala]

Just cuz the government steals from the taxpayers doesn't mean it's a good idea to steal from the government.

[kbennkc]

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.

My friend Ted Nguyen has already told me how this has disgraced his family name . To have it known that he saved less than half of what he brought home is almost more shame than can be borne.

[TankerKC]

...purchasing officer...

Was there no Paying Agent? I deployed with a purchasing officer once. I was given an ammo can full of cash and book of blank receipts. The PO bought, I paid, and we BOTH signed the receipts. When we got back, we had to balance the cash and receipts...

[Joe 6-pack]

[PLMerite]

I remember our guys found trucks full of gold bars and boxes cut to fit $1M in $100 bills. From the headline I was hoping someone had found a way to “liberate” that. Stealing from Saddam is one thing, stealing from Mother Army is something else.

[easternsky]

From the name, prehaps His Father taught Him something from the last War.

[EternalVigilance]

I can hear the howls from Congress from here. They intended that money to be stolen by Iraqis!

[El Gato]

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.

Why is this begin handled in US District Court, instead of by a Court Martial?