Camp Pendleton general treated aide like 'servant' in Iraq, Pentagon says
A Marine Corps general used his aide to run myriad personal errands such as picking up laundry, changing bed sheets and reserving gym equipment while deployed to Iraq, according to a new Department of Defense Inspector Generals audit.
The audit also found that Brig. Gen. Rick Uribe, who is now the Deputy Commanding General of the I Marine Expeditionary Force at Camp Pendleton, had borrowed money from his aide without repayment and solicited gifts from other subordinates.
Uribe deployed to Iraq in May 2016 where he served as the deputy commanding general for operations and the director of the Combined Joint Operations Center-Baghdad. As the Target Engagement Authority, his job included approving airstrikes against Islamic State targets. According to the July 5 audit, he was the senior-ranking Marine officer in Iraq until returning to the U.S. in June 2017.
A complaint was filed via the DOD hotline that same month.
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