A 57-year-old man pleaded guilty Monday to defrauding the Department of Veterans Affairs out of close to $1 million over three decades while claiming to be legally blind.
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Generals say they will punish unvaccinated soldiers caught without masks on at Fort Knox
Corey Dickstein Stars and Stripes Generals at the Army’s Fort Knox will issue nonjudicial punishments to unvaccinated soldiers recently caught not wearing a mask inside facilities on the Kentucky installation where masks remain mandated for those who have not been fully vaccinated against the…
China starts conspiracy theory about COVID coming from Army post in Maryland
Jean Marbella Baltimore Sun Over the years, Fort Detrick has housed some of the world’s deadliest substances, from the Ebola virus to nerve gas to anthrax. Some have feared, justifiably, that such toxins might escape accidentally or be spirited away intentionally. Now,…
Woman posing as military member on dating site scams woman out of $7,500
A woman is accused of lying about being in the military on a dating site to scam a user out of thousands of dollars.
US Defense Department to house 2,500 Afghan refugees in barracks at military installations
The Defense Department will house and support about 2,500 Afghans seeking refuge in the United States at stateside military bases starting with Fort Lee, Va., chief Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said Monday.
Japan sentences US special forces veteran, his son for helping former Nissan boss escape
Lars Nicolaysen Tokyo — Two Americans who helped the former Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn make his spectacular escape from Japan are themselves now facing jail time in the country. The Tokyo District Court sentenced 60-year-old former special forces soldier Michael Taylor to two years in prison. His 28-year-old…
