Attorney says airman only borrowed money

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Attorney says airman only borrowed money
By Vince Little, Stars and Stripes
Pacific edition, Friday, November 14, 2008

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan — The court-martial of a 374th Comptroller Squadron airman accused of stealing more than $9,000 in government funds from the unit’s vault began Wednesday.

Tech. Sgt. Craig Camacho, 38, is charged with one count each of wrongful appropriation and larceny. He has pleaded not guilty.

According to military prosecutors, Camacho stole the money between February and September 2007 when he worked as a deputy disbursing officer with the squadron.

"He took money from the vault for his own personal gain," said Capt. Felix Sutanto, one of three prosecutors. "He used it for … groceries, buying baby items and for gambling."

The missing funds were discovered during a quarterly cash count in September 2007, according to testimony.


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