Chris Marquette CQ-Roll Call WASHINGTON — Freshman Rep. Ronny Jackson tapped his campaign account for more than $2,300 in costs associated with membership at a private social club in Texas, campaign finance records show. Jackson, a Texas Republican, spent campaign donor money…
U.S. Navy
7 sailors on USS George Washington have died in last year, at least 4 by suicide
Dave Ress Daily Press Seven USS George Washington sailors have died over the past 12 months for various causes, including three in the space a week earlier this month, the Navy said. The latest, Seaman Recruit Xavier Hunter Mitchell-Sandor, like the two others…
Prosecutors accused of improperly withholding prostitute evidence in Navy bribery trial
Kristina Davis The San Diego Union-Tribune The trial of five former naval officers charged with taking bribes from the military contractor known as “Fat Leonard” abruptly ground to a halt Thursday with accusations that prosecutors withheld exculpatory evidence that casts…
Navy lingo complicates ‘Fat Leonard’ bribery trial for jury
Kristina Davis The San Diego Union-Tribune Acronyms are SOP (standard operating procedure) for the Navy as a way to promote speed and efficiency. But decoding that insider language for a federal civilian jury has had the opposite effect in the “Fat Leonard” Navy bribery…
US Navy ship followed by car-sized glowing orb UFOs for several nights
Claudia Dimuro pennlive.com Two balls of light were seen lurking by a U.S. Navy warship last fall. Reports of these orbs were recently revealed by a documentary filmmaker whose previous works have delved into the Navy’s other strange encounters with UFOs. The New…
Trial date for Navy SEAL dropout accused of setting ship on fire is set
Andrew Dyer The San Diego Union-Tribune SAN DIEGO — The San Diego-based sailor charged with arson in connection to the devastating 2020 fire on the amphibious assault ship Bonhomme Richard will stand trial this September, the Navy announced Wednesday. Seaman…