Woman Charged Breast Job On Pentagon Plastic

Defense Week Daily Update | August 8, 2003 | John M. Donnelly

[mbynack]

When I was a contractor we strongly suspected that one of the military guys was abusing his card. The unit was very short of personnel, so not only was he the holder of the card - he was also in charge of auditing the account for mis-use.

[stainlessbanner]

Keep us abreast of the issue.

[mhking]

Just damn.

If you want on the new list, FReepmail me. This IS a high-volume PING list...

[mbynack]

But, she's still a Marine, right?

She received a Bad Conduct Discharge. She'll remain in the Marines until she finishes her jail time and then be thrown out.

[azhenfud]

"Staff Sergeant Sherry Pierre, an active duty Marine who worked for Marine Forces Reserve headquarters command in New Orleans, used her Pentagon plastic to rack up $129,709 in goods, services and upgrades to her physique, a command spokesman confirmed.....

On June 17, Pierre was found guilty of stealing from the government. She received 14 months confinement, a bad-conduct discharge, a reduction in her enlisted grade (from E-6 to E-3) and a fine of $30,000, said Capt. Jeff Pool, spokesman for her employer, Marine Forces Reserve.

$130,000 goods for $30,000. Justice served. < /sarcasm >

[arasina]

I don't suppose they could stoop to the old method of having the credit-card statement reviewed by superiors, who might have found this fraud by asking "uh, what's an augmentation mammoplasty?"

My thoughts exactly. Who approved the charges? Were they purposefully ignored or is the accounts payable person just extraordinarily stupid? That individual should be downgraded and fined as well for allowing this to happen.

[tom h]

"Woman Charged Breast Job On Pentagon Plastic"

Please, no pictures.

[Xenalyte]

Okay, all the jokes I've thought of were made before I got here. GREAT thread!

[xrp]

Private enterprise has it right. You carry a corporate AmEx which you then pay off with your money while waiting for your reimbursement from the corporation for your expenses, which are reviewed by payroll/finance.

[Marauder]

Udderly despicable.

[Terry Mross]

The Marines, Looking for a few good mammaries, uh, men.

[DainBramage]

After the surgery her husband was overheard whispering "Oooh yah"!

[azhenfud]

I suppose she had intended to milk them for more.

[Flyer]

Okay, all the jokes I've thought of were made before I got here.

C'mon, you have some of the best. . . uh. . . brains here. Think!

[Wolfie]

"From the Halls of Montezuma, To the Shores of Nipple-ey"

[Cronos]

The pentagon's building up it's WMD? The costs for kevlar for her chest armour must be expensive but the nme will take one look and go, don't point that at me, they might go off!

[DainBramage]

LOL

The Few, The Endowed, The Marines

[m1-lightning]

Please take me off your Just Damn ping list. I didn't realize there were so many dumb articles. Some of them do interest me but it's only about 1 in 5.

[VA_Gentleman]

My sentiments exactly. You beat me to it.

[metesky]

Well, one wouldn't want to deflate her, uh, ego, would one?