I haven’t heard anyone mention the fact that the ol’ Master Gunny is gonna testify against his partners in crime.
I would say that’s almost as bad as the act itself.
An E-9 outta know better. Officers, I can see. But a freakin’ Master Gunny? Semper Fi, huh?
Normally I'd agree but this Master Gunney seems like a slightly bad apple.
Even before he was implicated in the LAPD "ring", they'd discovered that he "misappropriated" automatic weapons from Iraq, body armor (a big no no), and other booty (what, a toilet from al Faw palace at Camp Victory?).
And then the briefcases, record books, and other documents which sound as of they were classified, but maybe not.
So he was facing some serious trouble even before the LAPD classified materials came into the picture.
Looks to me like he gave up his pals so as to avoid prosecution on his less noble and less valorous hobbies.
And note that he's portrayed as a kind of tool rather than a principal in the LAPD case.
You're two paygrades off. The article identifies Maziarz as a Gunnery Sergeant not a Master Gunnery Sergeant.
The people whom Maziarz described as his accomplices include:
Larry Richards, a Marine reserve colonel and detective with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. He co-founded the Los Angeles Terrorism Early Warning Group in 1996. On the military side, he has received a Bronze Star for developing psychological-warfare strategies during the Iraq war.
David Litaker, an officer with the Los Angeles Police Department and, until recently, a Marine reserve colonel.
Mark Lowe, another Marine reserve officer and a pilot for Delta Air Lines.
Lauren Martin, a Navy reservist who worked as a civilian intelligence analyst at U.S. Northern Command headquarters at Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado.