3 Navy rear admirals reprimanded in corruption scandal

[Ichingcarpenter]

11. februar 2015 03:00 GMT

SAN DIEGO (AP) — The secretary of the Navy has reprimanded three rear admirals in a case linked to a massive bribery scandal, but they won't face criminal charges.


A Navy statement Tuesday says letters of censure were issued to Michael Miller, Terry Kraft and David Pimpo. Kraft commands naval forces in Japan.

The statement says they violated ethical standards by improperly accepting gifts.
The letters are considered career-ending reprimands. The three are seeking retirement, and the letters could affect their benefits.

A request through the Navy for the men to comment was not answered Tuesday night.
Several other Navy officials have pleaded guilty to taking bribes from a Malaysian contractor that overbilled the Navy at least $20 million for port services in Asia. The case in San Diego continues.

http://blink.htcsense.com/web/articleweb.aspx?regionid=45&articleid=36017841

[nitpicker]

1. Link to the Navy Times story

http://www.navytimes.com/story/military/pentagon/2015/02/10/3-admirals-censured-in-fat-leonard-scandal/23199869/

[Octafish]

2. Tip o' the iceberg, Cap'n.

Which is why no prosecutions: "You can't handle the publicity."

[madokie]

4. Exactly

We really need to clean house

[Ichingcarpenter]

5. exactly...unhappy camper

has been documenting military malfeasance for years ... I wish he would put it all together in a book
















btw they get 75 percent of this on retirement

Navy Rear Admiral
Navy O-8 Rear Admiral
Class Flag Officer
Abbr. RADM
Title Rear Admiral (last name)
Paygrade O-8 (DoD Paygrade)
OF-8 (NATO Code)
Salary $9530.70/mo


http://www.military-ranks.org/navy/rear-admiral

[Baitball Blogger]

9. Trust me when I tell you that it will not be enough for them.

They will find ways to make sure everyone around them knows they're living in general quarters, regardless of how many zoning laws or HOA rules they have to break.

[nitpicker]

3. Link to Defense News story about ripple effects on prmotions

http://www.defensenews.com/story/defense/naval/navy/2015/02/08/navy-gdma-glenn-defense-marine-asia-fat-leonard-scandal-investigation-justice-admirals-flags/22978631/

[lpbk2713]

6. "Yeah but everybody else does it."

They probably looked around and saw their peers (no pun) getting rich so they said "WTF Why not us?"

[Lurks Often]

7. I'm thinking the value of the gifts failed to reach a certain amount that would have led to charges

which is why there is not going to be a court martial for any of them.


To put it another way, it's the same as a company firing a person for violating company policy on accepting gifts from an outside vendor.

[Baitball Blogger]

8. I'm sure they're pushing for early retirement.

Tremendous punishment to have to live with a measly 6+ thou a month for the rest of their lives. They'll just have to move into a Florida retirement community where they can continue their bribery and quid pro quo practices, which are common in our communities.