Chief Tango and Preston send us links to the story about Sergeant First Class James Robert Jones, who worked for the IG’s office at Fort Campbell, KY, is accused of stealing the identities of deployed soldiers as well as the identity of a deceased soldier to apply for loans. Of course, he says he’s not guilty;<\/p>\n
In an email to The Associated Press on Thursday, Jones said he is not guilty of the charges.<\/p>\n
“What I find the most disturbing and shocking about these charges is the allegations that I would use information from deceased soldiers to pull off this so-called scheme,” Jones wrote. “I am embarrassed and saddened for the government that they would stoop to a level of using a fallen soldier’s sacrifice in order to provide a dramatic element to their case.”<\/p>\n
Jones said he has been in the Army for nearly 20 years and was in the inspector general’s office at Fort Campbell for close to two years. Jones said he served in Afghanistan in 2010 and was wounded three times. A voicemail greeting on Jones’ cellphone included portions of the song “God Bless the U.S.A.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
According to the article, he would make loans in other people’s names and then spend the cash. Twice he was successful in getting loans from the Fort Campbell Federal Credit Union and the Navy Federal Credit Union. He’s also facing charges of lying to federal investigators – CID and the Secret Service. I’d check on the thrice wounded thing, too, because it looks like he’s trying to set up a “the PTSD made me do it” defense.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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