A senior non-commissioned officer serving at a US Navy base in California is being investigated after he was caught in a sting by a private citizen group that hunts child predators. The Coronado-based Navy master chief was the subject of…
U.S. Navy
Navy moves more than half the Sailors from USS George Washington in response to suicides
Dave Ress Daily Press The Navy is offering sailors living on USS George Washington, which has seen three apparent suicides within a week in April, a chance to move out while the carrier is undergoing an overhaul at Newport News Shipbuilding, Rear…
NCIS agents were approved to pay prostitutes $5,000 to testify in Navy bribery trial
Kristina Davis The San Diego Union-Tribune SAN DIEGO — A hearing to determine if prosecutors in the “Fat Leonard” Navy bribery trial improperly withheld evidence has been postponed a day to give time for defense attorneys to continue to sift…
Ret. Navy rear admiral, congressman’s campaign paid for dues at a private social club
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…
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…
