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Jury convicts wife of murdering husband on military installation
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Feb. 14, 2025 - A federal jury convicted a Kansas woman of murdering her husband who was a U.S. Army soldier assigned to Fort Riley, a federal military installation in Kansas.

Army Office of Special Trial Counsel Refers Charges Against Schofield Barracks Soldier
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Feb. 12, 2025 - On Feb. 12, 2025, the Army Office of Special Trial Counsel referred five charges and 19 specifications against Pfc. Dewayne Arthur Johnson II stemming from the disappearance of his wife, Mischa Johnson.

Forensic Exploitation Directorate Showcases Critical Capabilities to 412th TEC Leadership
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Feb. 10, 2025 - On January 24, the Forensic Exploitation Directorate of the Army Criminal Investigation Division hosted a capabilities tour for senior leaders of the 412th Theater Engineer Command, including Maj. Gen. Matthew Warne, the commanding general of the 412th Theater Engineer Command, and Command Sgt. Maj. Ryan Bodmer, the command’s senior enlisted advisor.

Officer deployed to Africa pleads guilty to sexual harassment, sentenced to prison
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Feb. 10, 2025 - An officer with the Utah National Guard deployed to Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, pleaded guilty to sexually harassing a non-commissioned officer in his unit.

Former soldier sentenced for sexually abusing a child at JBLM
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Feb. 10, 2025 - A former soldier who served at Joint Base Lewis-McChord was sentenced to more than seven years in federal prison for abusive sexual contact with a child who he had locked in a closet in 2012 at the Army-Air Force base in Washington.

Former Army Private Sentenced to 22 Years in Prison for Child Sexual Exploitation Crimes Involving Girls He Met on Snapchat
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Feb. 7, 2025 - A former Army private based at Fort Irwin was sentenced today to 264 months in federal prison for producing child sexual abuse material (CSAM) depicting a 14-year-old girl, using Snapchat to receive CSAM of her when she was 13 years old, possessing CSAM featuring her on his iPhone, and for receiving sexually explicit images of a 15-year-old girl via Snapchat.

Fort Shafter soldier pleads guilty to child pornography crimes, sentenced to prison
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Feb. 6, 2025 - On Jan. 28 a military judge sentenced a soldier to 36 months in prison for attempting to receive child pornography and soliciting to produce child pornography.

Fort Campbell soldier convicted for domestic violence while stationed overseas
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Feb. 6, 2025 - After deliberating for about four hours, a military panel convicted a soldier for abusing his former girlfriend during his court-martial on Jan. 24 at the Fort Campbell Courtroom.

U.S. Army Major Sentenced to 70 Months for Smuggling Firearms to Ghana
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Feb. 5, 2025 - Kojo Owuso Dartey, age 42, of Fort Liberty, was sentenced to 70 months in prison and three years of supervised release for false statements made to an agency of the United States, false declarations before the court, conspiracy, dealing in firearms without a license, delivering firearms without notice to the carrier, smuggling goods from the United States, and illegally exporting firearms without a license.

Ft. Campbell Soldier Sentenced to 87 Months in Federal Prison on Child Sexual Abuse Charges
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Feb. 4, 2025 - Donald Lee Collins, 41, of Clarksville, Tennessee, was sentenced yesterday to 87 months in federal prison after having pled guilty to two counts of sexual abuse of a minor and one count of attempted transfer of obscene material to an individual under the age of sixteen, announced Robert E. McGuire, Acting United States Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee.

Fort Leavenworth officer pleads guilty to domestic violence, sentenced to prison
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Feb. 4, 2025 - An Army officer pleaded guilty to domestic violence and was sentenced by a military judge to 10 months of confinement during his court-martial at the Fort Leavenworth Courtroom Jan. 8.

Cracked and Nulled Marketplaces Disrupted in International Cyber Operation
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Jan. 30, 2025 - The Justice Department today announced its participation in a multinational operation involving actions in the United States, Romania, Australia, France, Germany, Spain, Italy, and Greece to disrupt and take down the infrastructure of the online cybercrime marketplaces known as Cracked and Nulled.

Fentanyl Dealer Sentenced to 5 Years for Selling a Deadly Dose that Killed a U.S. Army Private
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Jan. 29, 2025 - Jaron Johnson, 23, of Washington D.C., was sentenced today in U.S. District Court to 60 months in federal prison in connection with selling a fatal dose of fentanyl in May 2022 to an American soldier.

Fort Belvoir woman pleads guilty to brutally beating her 10-year-old child
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Jan. 29, 2025 - A Fort Belvoir woman pled guilty yesterday to assault with a dangerous weapon; assault by striking, beating, and wounding; and cruelty to children.

Fort Bliss Soldier Sentenced to 8 Years in Federal Prison for Sexual Abuse of a Minor
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Jan. 24, 2025 - A former soldier stationed at Fort Bliss was sentenced in a federal court in El Paso to 100 months in prison for sexual abuse of a minor.

U.S. Attorney and HSI Announce Federal Sex Crimes Involving a Minor Against U.S. Army Soldier
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Jan. 24, 2025 - A U.S. Army soldier has been charged with multiple federal sex crimes involving a minor, including interstate travel for sexual conduct and production of child sexual abuse material, following an investigation by federal authorities.

Cases include indictment of man accused in Fort Eisenhower murder
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Jan. 17, 2025 - Newly returned indictments in the Southern District of Georgia include charges alleging felons illegally possessed firearms, while additional defendants have been sentenced to federal prison or await further proceedings after pleading guilty to federal gun charges

Army doctor pleads guilty to sexually abusing patients, sentenced to more than 13 years in prison
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Jan. 15, 2025 - An Army doctor pleaded guilty to sexually abusing male servicemembers and was sentenced to 164 months in prison Jan. 15 by a military judge at the Cascade Court Complex, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington.

DNA evidence leads to conviction of Soldier for sexual assault
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Jan. 15, 2025 - A military jury found a soldier guilty of sexually assaulting a fellow soldier during his court-martial on Dec. 6. and was sentenced to 15 months confinement.

Dual Citizen of China and the United States Indicted for Filing False Tax Returns and Failing to Report Foreign Bank Accounts
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Jan. 14, 2025 - A federal grand jury in Montgomery, Alabama, has indicted Foster Dai, also known as Fa Dai, a dual citizen of China and the United States, on charges of filing false tax returns and failing to file a report of a foreign bank or financial account.

Soldier shoots firearm at colleague, sentenced to prison
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Jan. 14, 2025 - A soldier who fired several shots at a fellow soldier from his unit was sentenced by a military judge to four and a half years in prison.

Soldier pleads guilty, sentenced to prison for sexual abuse of a child
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Jan. 6, 2025 - A military judge sentenced a soldier to three years confinement for the sexual abuse of a minor.

Defense Contractor Agrees To Pay $628,000 To Settle False Claims Act Allegations
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Jan. 3, 2025 - A Vermont company will pay $628,328 to resolve allegations that it sold substandard items to the United States Army, U.S. Attorney Philip Sellinger announced today.

Government Contractor Agrees to Pay $1M to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations for Submitting Fraudulent Bids on Prime Vendor Contracts
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Jan. 3, 2025 - Johnny Buscema Jr. of New Port Richey, Florida, and his companies, S.A.F.E. Structure Designs, based in Las Vegas, and U.S.A. Manufacturing, based in New Port Richey, have agreed to pay $1,000,000 to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by causing a prime vendor for the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) to submit fraudulent contract bids to DLA that resulted in Department of Defense (DoD) customers being overcharged for goods and related services purchased under those contracts.

New USAO Task Force to Target Government Contract Fraud
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Jan. 3, 2025 - The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Ohio is spearheading a new, interagency Supply Chain Oversight and Procurement Enforcement (SCOPE) Task Force, created in 2024, to ensure supply chain integrity and prevent procurement fraud.

Soldier stationed in Korea pleads guilty to sexual assault, sentenced to prison
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Dec. 20, 2024 - Army Sgt. Jamaal J. Weems, 31, an Unmanned Aircraft System Operator assigned to the 2nd Combat Aviation Brigade, pleaded guilty to abusive sexual contact and indecent exposure during his court-martial at the Camp Humphreys Court House on Dec. 16.

Army CID Joins Law Enforcement Partners for Crime Prevention Efforts During Army-Navy Weekend
Department of the Army Criminal Investigation Division partnered with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Washington Division and the Washington Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) for its annual Community Policing and Awareness campaign to help ensure the safety and well-being of attendees in the Washington, DC area for the 125th Army-Navy Game on December 14, 2024.
Dec. 20, 2024 - During Army-Navy game weekend, Army CID conducted joint proactive patrols and interacted with military personnel to raise awareness about local criminal threats.

Army CID Crime Lab Examiners Provide Forensics Analysis Training for Military Legal Professionals
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Dec. 19, 2024 - Department of the Army Criminal Investigation Division members have provided specialized courtroom training on forensic analysis throughout the year for hundreds of military lawyers and legal professionals.

Three Plead Guilty in Conspiracy Scheme Involving Bribery of Government Contracting Officer
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Dec. 19, 2024 - Three men pleaded guilty today to their respective roles in a conspiracy to bribe a public official announced United States Attorney Prim F. Escalona and Keith Kelly, Special Agent in Charge for the United States Army Criminal Investigation Division’s Fraud Field Office.

Ukrainian National Sentenced to Federal Prison in “Raccoon Infostealer” Cybercrime Case
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Dec. 18, 2024 - Ukrainian national Mark Sokolovsky was sentenced today to 60 months in federal prison for one count of conspiracy to commit computer intrusion.

CID Teams Up with Law Enforcement Partners for Army-Navy Game
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Dec. 17, 2024 - Department of the Army Criminal Investigation Division provided personnel and resources as part of a collaborative multi-agency law enforcement partnership effort for the 125th Army-Navy game taking place at Northwest Field in the Washington, DC area.

Founder of Iranian Company Arrested for Providing Material Support to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), and for Scheme to Procure Sensitive U.S. Technology for Use in IRGC Military Drones, One of Which Killed Three U.S. Servicemembers
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Dec. 16, 2024 - Mahdi Mohammad Sadeghi, 42, a dual U.S.-Iranian national of Natick, Massachusetts, and Mohammad Abedininajafabadi, also known as Mohammad Abedini (Abedini), 38, of Tehran, Iran, have been charged with conspiring to export sophisticated electronic components from the United States to Iran in violation of U.S. export control and sanctions laws. Abedini is also charged with providing material support to a foreign terrorist organization (FTO), that resulted in the deaths of three U.S. service members who were killed by a one-way attack Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), also known as a drone, on a military base in Jordan.

National Guard soldier appears in court on murder charge
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Dec. 16, 2024 - An Army National Guard soldier has been charged with murder after a weekend shooting in a Fort Eisenhower residence. Defendant awaits further court proceedings

$5,000 Reward for Information on Suspected Sexual Assault/Indecent Exposure
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Dec. 10, 2024 - The Department of the Army Criminal Investigation Division is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for credible information leading to the identification of an individual suspected of sexual assault/incident exposure on Fort Jackson, S.C.

Charges Filed in the Armed Robbery of a Postal Maintenance Worker and Multiple High-Volume Thefts of U.S. Mail from Multi-Family Luxury Residences in D.C., Virginia, and Maryland
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Dec. 4, 2024 - Ibrahim Emmanuel De La Cruz, 25, of Washington D.C., was extradited to face charges filed by criminal complaint with the alleged high-volume thefts of U.S. Mail in Washington D.C., Arlington Va., and Bowie, Maryland, as well as an armed robbery of a Postal maintenance worker, announced U.S. Attorney Matthew M. Graves, Inspector in Charge Damon E. Wood of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, and Special Agent-in-Charge Jacob Cameron, Department of the Army Criminal Investigation Division’s Washington Field Office.

Fort Cavazos Soldiers Arrested on Human Smuggling Conspiracy Charges
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Dec. 4, 2024 - Three Fort Cavazos soldiers were arrested on criminal charges related to their alleged involvement in a conspiracy to smuggle undocumented noncitizens.

Active-duty Army soldiers charged and convicted for obtaining fraudulent COVID-19 related loans
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Dec. 3, 2024 - Two active-duty U.S. Army soldiers pled guilty to, and a third soldier was charged with, obtaining fraudulent loans through a COVID-19 relief program while stationed at Fort Gregg-Adams.

Soldier convicted of sexual assault, sentenced to prison
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Nov. 26, 2024 - A military judge sentenced Pfc. Shreyan Karki, 20, to four years and two months of confinement after being found guilty of sexually assaulting a fellow Soldier. The sentence comes immediately following his conviction by a military jury on Nov. 22 in Kaiserslautern, Germany.

CID Supervisory Special Agent in Asia Receives International Association of Chiefs of Police 40 Under 40 Award
SA Dave Hammell Recognized by IACP as Law Enforcement's 40 under 40.
Nov. 25, 2024 - Supervisory Special Agent Dave Hammell of the Department of the Army Criminal Investigation Division – Far East Field Office has been honored as a 40 under 40 recipient by the International Association of Chiefs of Police.

Army Non-Commissioned Officer Found Guilty of Sexual Assault, Abuse of a Child
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Nov. 21, 2024 - On Nov. 8, Staff Sgt. Maneul A. Erb, 39, was convicted of sexually abusing a family member and sentenced by a military judge to 11 years in prison.

Dell and Iron Bow Agree to Pay $4.3M to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations Relating to Submitting Non-Competitive Bids to the Army
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Nov. 19, 2024 - Dell Technologies Inc. and Dell Federal Systems L.P. (collectively Dell), located in Austin, Texas, have agreed to pay $2,300,000 to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by submitting and causing the submission of non-competitive bids to the Army and thereby overcharging the Army under the Army Desktop and Mobile Computing 3 (ADMC-3) contract. Iron Bow Technologies LLC (Iron Bow), located in Herndon, Virginia, also agreed to pay $2,051,000 for its role in the scheme.

Soldiers sentenced to prison for creating child sex abuse material, secretly photographing explicit images of fellow Soldiers
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Nov. 15, 2024 - Two Soldiers who conspired to create child sex abuse material and took explicit photos of fellow Soldiers without their knowledge were convicted and sentenced to prison following their court-martials held at Fort Campbell, Ky.

Army CID Trains Polish State Cyber Police in Łodz Poland
From left: Capt. Łukasz Walczak, Digital Forensic Examiner Section Lead, Central Office for Combatting Cybercrime; Digital Forensic Analyst Michael Mazzone, Digital Forensic Examination Cell – Europe (Germany); Special Agent Matthew Miller, Cyber Field Office – International (Italy); - Maj. Piotr Łopaciński, Director, Central Office for Combatting Cybercrime.
Nov. 15, 2024 - Personnel from the Department of the Army Criminal Investigation Division, Cyber Field Office-International, and the Digital Forensic Examination Cell-Europe led training sessions with the Polish State Cyber Police, Central Office for Combatting Cybercrime (CBZC) November 4-8, 2024.

Frederick County Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Coercing and Enticing Minor to Engage in Sexual Activity
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Nov. 13, 2024 - U.S. District Judge Richard D. Bennett sentenced Michael Vance Culpepper, 56, Walkersville, Maryland, to 10 years in federal prison, followed by 25 years of supervised release, for the enticement and coercion of a minor to engage in sexual activity.

Trading child pornography online lands Soldier in prison
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Nov. 12, 2024 - A Soldier who traded child pornography online and made indecent comments regarding the sexual abuse of children pleaded guilty on Oct. 17 and was sentenced to prison by a military judge.

Europe Field Office Special Agents Brief International Partners at the 31st International Forensic Science Seminar
Special Agent Kyle Kruk, an Army CID Forensic Science Consultant, briefs the processes and procedures that were taken during the investigation into the murder of Pfc. Amanda Gonzales to an international audience at the 31st International Forensic Seminar in Baden-Württemberg Polizei Hochschule Sept. 18, 2024.
Nov. 8, 2024 - Special Agents from the Europe Field Office of the Department of the Army Criminal Investigation Division were recently guest speakers at the 31st International Forensic Seminar held at the Baden-Württemberg Police Academy (Hochschule für Polizei - Baden-Württemberg) Sept. 18, 2024.

U.S. Army Research Biologist Sentenced To 51 Months’ Imprisonment For Engaging In A Bribery Scheme And Ordered To Forfeit The Funds
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Nov. 6, 2024 - Jason Edmonds, age 45 of North East, Maryland was sentenced yesterday to 51 months in federal prison and 3 years of supervised release for conspiring to commit bribery at the Aberdeen Proving Ground. In addition, the Court ordered Edmonds to forfeit $111,794.83, which is equal to the value of the bribes he received.

Soldier encourages friend to commit sexual assault, both sentenced to prison
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Oct. 30, 2024 - A Soldier who persuaded his friend to sexually assault another Soldier in May of 2022 were convicted and sentenced to prison. While stationed at Camp Humphreys, Pfc. Quentin D. Fontenot, 22, approached his friend and co-worker Pfc. Ethan K. Fintroy, also 22, and encouraged him to sexually assault Fontenot’s then girlfriend.

U.S. Joins International Action Against RedLine and META Infostealers
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Oct. 29, 2024 - The Department of Justice joined the Netherlands, Belgium, Eurojust and other partners in announcing an international disruption effort against the current version of RedLine Infostealer, one of the most prevalent infostealers in the world that has targeted millions of victim computers, and the closely-related META Infostealer.

MAN SENTENCED - for murder of Pfc. Amanda Gonzales
SOLVED: Murder of Pfc Amanda Gonzales
Oct. 29, 2024 - A former U.S. soldier was on May 7, 2024, to 30 years in prison for the murder of a pregnant, 19-year-old fellow soldier on a U.S. Army base in Germany over 22 years ago.

Raytheon Company to Pay Over $950M in Connection with Defective Pricing, Foreign Bribery, and Export Control Schemes
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Oct. 16, 2024 - Raytheon Company (Raytheon) — a subsidiary of Arlington, Virginia-based defense contractor RTX (formerly known as Raytheon Technologies Corporation) — will pay over $950 million to resolve the Justice Department’s investigations into: (i) a major government fraud scheme involving defective pricing on certain government contracts and (ii) violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and the Arms Export Control Act (AECA) and its implementing regulations, the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR).

CID Special Agent Receives Distinguished Military Service Award During National Latina Symposium
Special Agent Roxana Lenoble of the Department of the Army Criminal Investigation Division - Pacific Field Office received a Distinguished Military Service Award at the National LATINA Symposium in Washington D.C., Sept. 19, 2024.
Oct. 15, 2024 - Special Agent Roxana Lenoble of the Department of the Army Criminal Investigation Division - Pacific Field Office received a Distinguished Military Service Award at the National LATINA Symposium in Washington DC, Sept. 19.

Army CID Investigators Deliver Presentation on Missing Soldier to Society of Volunteers Assisting With Cold Cases
Department of the Army Criminal Investigation Division’s Cold Case Unit recently delivered a presentation to a group of forensic experts and investigators who volunteer their time and expertise to assist law enforcement in solving difficult cold cases.
Oct. 10, 2024 - Department of the Army Criminal Investigation Division’s Cold Case Unit recently delivered a presentation to a group of forensic experts and investigators who volunteer their time and expertise to assist law enforcement in solving difficult cold cases. Army CID’s Cold Case Unit focuses on unsolved cases that have exhausted all investigative leads

Ukrainian National Pleads Guilty to “Raccoon Infostealer” Cybercrime
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Oct. 7, 2024 - A Ukrainian national pleaded guilty in federal court in Austin today to one count of conspiracy to commit computer intrusion. According to court documents, Mark Sokolovsky, 28, conspired to operate the Raccoon Infostealer as a malware-as-a-service or “MaaS.”

Army launches a unified recruitment effort at the University of Texas at El Paso
An Army CID Special Agent shakes the hand of a prospective applicant at a recruiting event in El Paso, Texas.
Oct. 1, 2024 - At the University of Texas at El Paso Career Expo held Sept. 19 and 20, students were welcomed by several different employers offering Army civilian career opportunities, all situated in close proximity to each other

Discharged Army Soldier Formerly Based in Hawaii Sentenced to 3 Months in Prison for Theft from Government
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Sept. 26, 2024 - United States Attorney Clare E. Connors announced that Andre Fulton, II, 30, of Georgia, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Jill A. Otake to three months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for theft of government money. Fulton was also ordered to pay $202,309.27 in restitution and a $100 fine.

Jury convicts Galena man of assault with a deadly weapon
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Sept. 16, 2024 - A federal jury convicted a Kansas man of assault with a deadly weapon following an incident on a United States Army installation.

Army CID Co-Hosts Interagency Biometrics Symposium
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Sept. 11, 2024 - Army CID and the Army Product Manager for Biometrics co-hosted the 2024 DoD Biometrics Symposium in August 2024 in West Virginia.

Army CID Publishes First Year in Review Since Transformation
Army CID Year in Review
Aug. 30, 2024 - The Army CID Year in Review, released for the first time since transformation efforts began in 2021, includes summaries of investigations, initiatives, and key achievements.