DIRS.INFO The most relevant business & tech news

☆ Army Office of Special Trial Counsel charges husband of missing Mischa Johnson with murder
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-08 | by ( Anna Turning | Anna Turning Is An Associate Producer With Dateline Nbc. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

On November 6, the U.S. Army Office of Special Trial Counsel preferred four additional charges against Private First Class Dewayne Arthur Johnson, stemming from the disappearance of his pregnant wife. Mischa Johnson last spoke to family on July 12, 2024. Dateline reported on her disappearance in August as part of our “Missing in America” series, and spoke with her sister, Marianna Tapiz. Mischa Johnson Marianna TapizMarianna says Mischa never showed up to the restaurant for their dinner and when she texted her sister asking where she was, she received this reply: “Home wasn’t feeling good Sorry”. OTC Communications Director McCaskill told Dateline “the general nature of the additional charges are for the murder of Mischa Johnson, intentionally killing her unborn child, obstruction of justice, and the possession of child pornography.”According to McCaskill, Pfc.

Persons: Arthur Johnson, Mischa Johnson, Michelle McCaskill, Marianna Tapiz, Marianna, Mischa, Mischa Johnson Marianna Tapiz Marianna, ” Marianna, Dewayne Arthur Johnson, Johnson, McCaskill, Dateline “, ” McCaskill, Pfc, ”, Mischa Johnson’s Organizations: U.S . Army, Private, Communications, 25th Infantry Division Facebook, OTC Communications, Dateline, Army Criminal Investigation, Army CID Pacific Field Office Locations: Oahu, Hawaii, Schofield

☆ Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri: Soldier charged with murder after sergeant found dead in dumpster
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-01 | by ( Michelle Watson | Dalia Faheid | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —A 21-year-old soldier stationed in Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, has been charged with murder in the death of a sergeant whose body was found in a dumpster on the military base after she disappeared. Rancy is in pretrial confinement awaiting a preliminary hearing, a Thursday news release from Fort Leonard Wood said. Fort Leonard Wood is about 140 miles southwest of St. Louis. Beck said at a news conference last week that the Fort Leonard Wood community is “devastated” by the tragic loss. She enlisted in 2020 and attended basic combat training at Fort Leonard Wood, the release added.

Persons: Fort Leonard Wood, Wooster Rancy, Sarah Roque, Rancy, Roque, Leonard Wood, Louis, Christopher Beck, Fort Leonard Wood’s, Beck, ” Beck, ” Rancy, “ Sergeant Roque, “, ” Organizations: CNN, Spc, 5th, Battalion, Military, Fort, Department of Army Criminal Investigation Division, Army, K9, 5th Engineer Battalion, National Defense Service, Army Service Locations: Fort, Fort Leonard Wood , Missouri, St, ”, North Miami , Florida, Roque, Lubbock , Texas, Indiana

☆ Top U.S. commander in Middle East being investigated on allegations of shoving a subordinate
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Courtney-Kube-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Courtney Kube | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

The Army Criminal Investigation Division is looking into allegations that Gen. Michael “Erik” Kurilla shoved an airman while traveling on a C-17 several weeks ago, the officials said. The Army Criminal Investigation Division said in a statement that it is "aware of an alleged incident and is currently looking into it. The Army Criminal Investigation Division is an independent federal law enforcement agency responsible for felony criminal investigations and operations. For now, he remains in the job and is currently traveling in the Middle East, according to a senior administration official. Kurilla has been at the helm of CENTCOM, the combatant command in the Middle East and Central Asia, since April 2022.

Persons: Michael “ Erik ” Kurilla, Kurilla, It’s Organizations: Army, U.S . Central Command, Army Criminal, Army Criminal Investigation, Defense, 75th Ranger Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, XVIII Airborne Corps, Operations Command Locations: U.S, CENTCOM, East, Central Asia, Israel, Iran, Iranian, Syria, Mosul, Iraq

☆ Army sergeant found dead on Fort Leonard Wood in Missouri hours after she's reported missing
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-25 | by ( Minyvonne Burke | Minyvonne Burke Is A Senior Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

A 23-year-old U.S. Army sergeant was found dead Monday evening on Fort Leonard Wood in Missouri hours after she was reported missing, officials said. "The Fort Leonard Wood community is devastated by this tragic loss. Roque, of Ligonier, Indiana, was assigned to the 5th Engineer Battalion as a bridge crewmember and mine dog handler with the K9 detachment, U.S. Army Fort Leonard Wood said. She enlisted in 2020 and attended basic combat training at Fort Leonard Wood, an Army installation post that trains about 80,000 military and civilians each year. She received the Army Commendation Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Good Conduct Medal and the Army Service Ribbon.

Persons: Fort Leonard Wood, Sarah Roque, Christopher Beck, Roque, Beck, Leonard Wood, Sarah, Army Fort Leonard Wood Organizations: . Army, Fort, Excellence, Army Criminal Investigation Division, The Army CID, 5th, Battalion, U.S, Army, National Defense Service, Army Service Locations: Missouri, Ligonier , Indiana

Seoul, South Korea CNN —South Korean police have arrested two people and questioned more than a dozen American soldiers on suspicion of smuggling and distributing synthetic cannabis after raiding two US army bases. Two people – a South Korean and a Filipino – were arrested for alleged drug distribution. Jung Yeon-je/AFP/Getty ImagesRecreational use of cannabis is illegal in South Korea, where drugs are a social and cultural taboo and users face harsh penalties. Gyeonggi Nambu Provincial PoliceThe soldier, who is among those questioned, sold the drug to a Filipino distributor, who then sold it to a South Korean distributor and other US soldiers, the release alleged. During the raid, police seized 80 milliliters of synthetic cannabis, 27 electronic cigarette devices and nearly $13,000 in cash allegedly earned from drug sales, the release said.

Persons: Camp Casey, Camp Humphreys, Jung Yeon, Camp Humphries Organizations: South Korea CNN — South, Wednesday . Police, United, US Army Criminal Investigation Division, Police, CNN, United States Forces, Getty, Nambu Provincial Police, US Army Criminal Locations: Seoul, South Korea, Camp Humphreys, United States, Korean, United States Forces Korea, Camp, Pyeongtaek

☆ Intelligence leak: NYT: Leader of online group where leak documents were posted is a 21-year-old Air National Guardsman
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-13 | by ( Kevin Liptak Jeremy Herb Natasha Bertrand Evan Perez | Kevin Liptak | Jeremy Herb | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —A 21-year-old Massachusetts Air National Guardsman has been identified by The New York Times as the leader of an online gaming chat group where a trove of classified documents was posted. CNN has not independently verified the identity of the chat leader or the FBI’s interest in talking with him. While there’s a large number of people who had access to the documents, investigators have been able to home in on a small number for closer scrutiny thanks to the forensic trail left by the person who posted the documents. On Wednesday, the Washington Post reported that the person behind the leak worked on a military base and posted sensitive national security secrets in an online group of acquaintances. The Pentagon has begun to limit who across the government receives its highly classified daily intelligence briefs following a major leak of classified information discovered last week.

☆ Labcorp to pay $2.1 million to settle allegations it overbilled Defense Department for genetic tests for military members
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-27 | by ( Annika Kim Constantino | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Laboratory Corporation of America will pay the U.S. $2.1 million to settle allegations that it overbilled the Department of Defense for genetic tests that involved children and fetuses, the Justice Department announced Monday. Hecker-Gross' allegations surrounded genetic tests performed under a contract LabCorp entered with the Defense Department in 2012. Hecker-Gross alleged that LabCorp overcharged and double or triple-billed DOD for genetic tests performed by GeneDx. There were $210,959 in overcharges on 38 tests, including $113,525.50 for 21 tests billed between March 2016 and January 2017 alone, the lawsuit alleged. In 1996, LabCorp agreed to pay $187 million for fraudulently billing the government for unnecessary tests on elderly patients.

☆ Ex-Army sergeant pleads guilty to brutal stabbing death of fellow soldier in Georgia barracks
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-27 | by ( Minyvonne Burke | Minyvonne Burke Is A Senior Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

A former Army sergeant admitted to the brutal 2020 stabbing of a fellow soldier in his Georgia barracks, a killing federal prosecutors say was retaliation "in cold blood" for the soldier reporting marijuana use. Under the plea agreement, he faces a mandatory minimum sentence of life in federal prison, the Department of Justice said in a news release on Thursday. "The pair discussed beating Hawk up, damaging his car, or breaking things in Hawk’s barracks room," the plea agreement says. The following day, around 12:20 a.m., Booker parked his vehicle outside of a gate on the base and "unlawfully" entered before walking to Hawk's barracks room. The fight made so much noise that Brown, in a room below, could hear furniture moving, the plea agreement states.

Search resuls for: "Army Criminal"

8 mentions found