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A former United States Navy Petty Officer First Class who served for more than 20 years in the Navy has been sentenced to eighteen months in federal prison for orchestrating a conspiracy that stole more than $850,000 worth of military gear earmarked for fellow Navy members and then sold the goods to high bidders from more than fifty countries, including China and Russia, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha.

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[–] tiefling@lemmy.blahaj.zone 19 points 1 day ago

If you do that with confidential US secrets, you become president

[–] LastWish@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Petty Officer First Class is an Enlisted rank.

[–] darkdemize@sh.itjust.works 4 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago) (1 children)

NCOs are officers, just not commissioned officers.

Edit: I will concede that the title is misleading, though.

[–] LastWish@lemmy.world 1 points 11 hours ago

Yea, but we never refer to ourselves as officers. Just NCOs.

[–] mosiacmango@lemm.ee 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 23 hours ago)

The DOJ release is correct, just not the headline.

The rate is equal to E-6 of E-9. Pretty standard level to reach depending on various factors, especially after 20 years enlisted.

[–] catloaf@lemm.ee 4 points 22 hours ago

18 months? That seems low for federal charges like these. Why did he get off so easy?

[–] BigMacHole@lemm.ee 2 points 21 hours ago

The Problem was he tried to sell EQUIPMENT instead of TOP SECRET US SECURITY DOCUMENTS! The Ladder is OK!

[–] IAmLamp@fedia.io 1 points 22 hours ago

Milo Minderbinder’s syndicate coming to mind here.

[–] eran_morad@lemmy.world 0 points 23 hours ago

woulda been fine if he stored it all by the shitter at mar a fucko.