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Deputy guilty of stealing from military [FL]
Sentinel ^ | November 16, 2005 | Pedro Ruz GutieRrez

Posted on 11/16/2005 10:01:41 AM PST by ncountylee

A jury on Tuesday convicted an Orange County deputy sheriff of six theft counts in connection with $23,000 she received by mistake when she was called for National Guard duty before the Iraq invasion in 2003.

Orange County Deputy Sheriff Tawanda McNeil, indicted on federal embezzlement charges in September, sat in silence in Orlando's federal courthouse while listening to the verdict. Jurors took nearly three hours after a two-day trial to find McNeil guilty of pocketing $8,291.

McNeil, a four-year deputy suspended without pay two months ago, was acquitted of 12 other identical counts.

"This case is about an Army National Guard sergeant who took advantage of an administrative error . . . and she did that intentionally and willfully," Assistant U.S. Attorney Cynthia Hawkins told jurors in closing remarks.

McNeil testified Tuesday that she was paid while training for overseas deployment and she thought she was on active duty even though she was not working for the National Guard full time. However, Hawkins later said her testimony and lack of records did not back her story.

(Excerpt) Read more at orlandosentinel.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; Politics/Elections; US: Florida
KEYWORDS: anamericansoldier; army; armynationalguard; donutwatch; nationalguard

1 posted on 11/16/2005 10:01:42 AM PST by ncountylee
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To: ncountylee

Tawanda go to prison.


2 posted on 11/16/2005 10:19:12 AM PST by manic4organic (We won. Get over it.)
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To: manic4organic

LMAO


3 posted on 11/16/2005 10:19:39 AM PST by Constitution Day
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To: manic4organic

tawanda will throw herself on the mercy of the court claiming her deprived life entitled her to the money. And she works for law enforcement? Wow.


4 posted on 11/16/2005 10:26:25 AM PST by USS Alaska (Nuke the terrorist savages - In Honor of Standing Wolf)
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To: ncountylee
Only read the excerpt but not enough inf to understand the embezzlement charge. If I am overpaid by the gubmint I don't have a chance to repay it or did she intentionally falsify documents?
5 posted on 11/16/2005 10:34:07 AM PST by eastforker (Under Cover FReeper going dark(too much 24))
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To: ncountylee

I love it when the thieves get just what they deserve! Say it ain't so, Tawanda!!


6 posted on 11/16/2005 10:36:39 AM PST by geezerwheezer (get up boys, we're burnin' daylight!!!)
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To: USS Alaska

She's still taking by using a public defender.


7 posted on 11/16/2005 10:49:54 AM PST by ncountylee (Dead terrorists smell like victory)
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To: ncountylee
Knock, knock

Who's there?

Tawanda

Tawanda who?

I'm going tawanda off with as much taxpayers' money as I can lay my hands on, honey chile.

Leni

8 posted on 11/16/2005 10:54:05 AM PST by MinuteGal
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To: ncountylee

Well if everyone with military pay problems goes to jail, you'll have millions of us behind bars.


9 posted on 11/16/2005 11:40:40 AM PST by 68skylark
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To: MinuteGal

Leni,
Don't quit your day job.


10 posted on 11/16/2005 11:58:42 AM PST by TEXASPROUD
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To: TEXASPROUD
You're just jealous of my talent on loan from my outside meter reader.

Leni

11 posted on 11/16/2005 12:50:22 PM PST by MinuteGal
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