Military Criminality-2 Army

IN THIS SECTION       See Branch Menu/List Below*     Military Criminality-1 Air Force     Military Criminality-2 (here) Army     Military Criminality-3 Coast Guard, Navy, Military Schools     Military Criminality-4 Marines/Active Duty, cont.     Military Criminality-5 Veterans      Military Criminality-6 Overall Crime, Books, Commentary    Military Criminality-7 Summary of Internet Articles *BRANCH MENU/LIST OF TOPICS IN EACH MILITARY BRANCH  ARMY Drugs Alaska-Anchorage see Guard below-2018 Anchorage Police botched investigations Guard Recruiting/Mexico drugs Florida/GOULD AND ROYER/Decorated Green Beret/2018-2019-Cocaine//Colombia-Florida large scale smuggling, may                   be part of bigger scheme (also listed in Military Criminality p. 2/Veterans) Murder, High Crimes, Other Crimes Alaska-for now, see New Mexico Police Names/Hebbe, Steve section for related info on Army and Army Guard connections to crimes; although Hebbe is not proven to have been directly complicit, he was in and around the Army when several mysterious criminalistic activities were present in Alaska, includes rapes and murders, signs of drug trafficking from Puerto Rico and elsewhere; Hebbe left Alaska to take a leadership position in the Farmington, New Mexico police system Colorado-Colorado Springs/Army-Fort Carson/THORPE, VIRGILL/NCO-Sergeant-Cavalry Scout/was being violent with a rifle/shot and killed by police because he was aiming the weapon at them Oklahoma/Army-Fort Sill/WILLIAMS, CONNELL and HOLLOWAY, CANDICE C./2013-article about Murder of 10 yr old boy from punishment-based food deprivation Sexual Crimes, Rapes  Colorado-near Colorado Springs/Army-Fort Carson Military Installation/MELGAREJO, LUIS/Chemical Weapons Specialist/2020- Raped two girls repeatedly Colorado-near Colorado Springs/Fort Carson/ACEVEDO-MERCADO, NOEL/2015-Rape-accused of  Also Private 1st Class JOHN DONOVAN Montana/MEJIA JR, MARCIAL/Army Supply Sergeant/2018 article- 2012 Rape minor (14 yr old girl) New Mexico-Albuquerque/Kirtland Air Force Base - General Information-2019 article about rape area near base New York/Fort Drum/ESTES, MICHAEL A./Private/2019-general court-martial involving Rape of Child, Sexual Assault and Abuse, Sodomy, Obstruction of Justice-convicted with Sgt. 1st Class MICHAEL A. ROBINSON New York/ROBINSON, MICHAEL A. /New York/Fort Drum/2019-general court martial involving Rape Minor  convicted with MICHAEL A. ESTES New York/Fort Drum/ROYBAL-MCINTOSH, RASHAD/Rape of Minor-Child, Indecent Exposure, died before sentencing finalization of found-guilty status North Carolina-Fayetteville/Delta Force elite member male name withheld because he was acquitted/2020 article- 2016 alleged rape-Capt. Erin Scanlon/lawsuit-man found not guilty under military court New York-Remsen/Army-Fort Drum/SPALDING Jr, PAUL W./Specialist/Rape-Minor (less than 16 yr old girl) New York-Rome/Fort Drum/OMURIUKI, DENIS/Specialist/2015-Rape of minor (under age of 17) Oklahoma-North Carolina/Fort Bragg/PERNELL, AARON/Break-in-Burglaries and Rapes Oklahoma/Fort Sills/HOCKENBERRY, SCOTT/Sexual Assault Representative/Rape Oklahoma/Fort Sills/GALLUP, JAMES D./2013-article-Minor (9-10 yr old girl) Oklahoma/Fort Sills/Child-on-Child-Sexual-Abuse/2018-article Oklahoma/Fort Sills/WEST, CASEY/Sexual Assault Response Representative/2017-article-Rape several times over course of year- minor (age 12) Oklahoma/Fort Sills/RIVERA, HAROLD/Master Sergeant/2016 article- Child Sex Abuse of Minor (under 16)-likely Drug sedation preceded some of activity Utah-Herriman-Tooele High School/DRAGON, BRIAN JOSEPH/Army Recruiter/Sex-Minor (17 yr old female)-2017 article-Imprisoned National Guard Alaska-Anchorage Arizona/Army National Guard/CASTILLO, DEMIAN F./Army National Guard Recruiter/2007-Prison for Drug smuggling Wisconsin/Army National Guard/3 different men one alleged female victim/2019 article, alleged rapes 2012-2018, alleged rape victim Megan Plunkett, a Wisconsin newspaper provided her story as part of a 4-part series on rapes ROTC Wyoming/University of Wyoming’s Army Reserve Officer’s Training/2018 article-several victims/rapes, sexual misconduct, some of it while victims are under the influence of substances like alcohol MILITARY CRIMINALITY In several cases, both rape and murder occur, but subjects broken down into Rape or Murder, with exceptions made ARMY  See ROTC, National Guard at bottom of Army section; Alaska-Anchorage drug problems see National Guard below Army/Drugs Florida  Florida/GOULD AND ROYER/Decorated Green Beret/2018-2019-Cocaine//Colombia-Florida large scale smuggling, may be part of bigger scheme Army Times 2019/01/04  Two Army Green Berets plead guilty in plot to smuggle 90 pounds of cocaine from Colombia 2019/01/04/two-army-green-berets-plead-guilty-in-plot-to-smuggle-90-pounds-of-cocaine-from-colombia/ Business Insider 2018/08/29   A Special Forces soldier is being investigated for smuggling millions of dollars of drugs — and it may be part of a much bigger scheme.  By Christopher Woody 2018/08/29--https //www businessinsider com/army-soldier-investigated-for-drug-trafficking-may-be-part- of-network-2018-8 Army/Sexual Crimes, Rapes See ROTC at bottom of list Wikipedia https //en wikipedia org/wiki/Washington_and_Colorado_serial_rape_cases Between 2008 and 2011, a series of rapes in the suburbs around Seattle and Denver were perpetrated by Marc Patrick O'Leary,[1] an Army veteran who had previously been stationed near Tacoma.[2 2009 2009/01/12--https //abcnews go.com/TheLaw/story?id=6628131&page=1 Army Iraq Vet Nathan Ryan Smith kidnapping rape Jan. 13, 2009— -- Police in Washington state are searching for a Iraq war veteran accused of kidnapping and torturing two women and raping one of them.  Staff Sgt. Nathan Ryan Smith, 29, has been charged with kidnapping, rape, arson and tampering with evidence. Colorado Colorado-Colorado Springs/Fort Carson/Soldier/MELGAREJO, LUIS/Special Forces-chemical weapons Specialist/2020-Rape repeatedly of two girls Gazette 2020/04/21  Fort Carson Special Forces soldier charged with rape, sexual assault of child.  By Erin Prater 2020/04/21--https //gazette com/military/fort-carson-special-forces-soldier-charged-with-rape-sexual- assault-of-child/article_baf2e638-833c-11ea-b6a0-7bdd688b442f.html KKTV 2017/01/5   Fort Carson sergeant faces rape charges in attacks on children. By Tom Roeder https //www kktv com/content/news/Fort-Carson-sergeant-faces-rape-charges-for-attacks-on-children-- 409827585.html Excerpt:  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (The Gazette) - A Fort Carson sergeant will face trial next month on rape charges alleging repeated attacks on children.Sgt. Luis Melgarejo, a chemical weapons specialist from the post's 1st Brigade Combat Team, is charged with eight counts of sexual assault dating as far back as 2012. Three of the charges allege an assault on a girl who was under the age of 12.The charges were detailed in court papers released to The Gazette on Thursday.Melgarejo, a seven-year veteran, also faces two charges alleging that he violated orders not to contact victims in the case and a charge of assault for pushing a victim against a wall at a Fort Carson residence, court papers show.Melgarejo was jailed in July after the charges were first issued. One of the charges says he used a phone to contact victims while locked up.The 32-year-old could face a maximum punishment of life in prison if convicted on all counts.During his years in the Army, Melgarejo has earned the Army Achievement Medal and the Good Conduct Medal. He's set for court-martial Feb. 22 at the post. 2017/01/05--https //www kktv com/content/news/Fort-Carson-sergeant-faces-rape-charges-for-attacks-on- children--409827585.html Colorado-near Colorado Springs/Fort Carson/ACEVEDO-MERCADO, NOEL/2015-Rape-accused of  Also Private 1st Class JOHN DONOVAN KKTV 2015/04/23   Two Fort Carson soldiers accused of rape.  Author unknown. 2015/04/23--https /www kktv com/home/headlines/Two-Ft-Carson-Soldiers-Accused-of-Rape-301022081 html Excerpt: Two soldiers are accused of raping a Colorado Springs high school student at a party last fall.  If convicted, both men could face years behind bars.  According to the arrest affidavit obtained this week by our partners at The Gazette, a group of teens were hanging out at a spot along Gold Camp Road west of the Springs on the night of Oct. 4. That's where investigators say the 17-year-old victim first met Spc. Noel Acevedo-Mercado and Pvt. 1st Class John Donathan.At some point, the party moved to the victim's house. As the night wore on, investigators say the victim started feeling sick from drinking half a bottle of whiskey and went upstairs. The soldiers allegedly followed her. According to the affidavit, the men took turns sexually assaulting her. The victim told investigators that after several unsuccessful attempts at stopping the rape, she was finally able to get away after convincing them she needed to check on the house.  The affidavit states that another guest found the victim collapsed in tears in a hallway. 2015/04/23--https /www kktv com/home/headlines/Two-Ft-Carson-Soldiers-Accused-of-Rape-301022081 html Montana Montana/MEJIA JR, MARCIAL/Army Supply Sergeant/2018 article- 2012 Rape minor (14 yr old girl) https://billingsgazette.com/news/state-and-regional/crime-and-courts/teen-reported-her-rape-to-protect-others- attorney-says-at-army-supply-sergeants-trial/article_68898692-2d5c-52cb-ae2c-9bc7da5d4149.html New York New York/Fort Drum/ESTES JR, MICHAEL/Rape Minor (16 year old) Local Syr 2018/09/26 2018/09/26--https //www localsyr com/news/local-news/fort-drum-man-facing-rape-charges/ Excerpt:  A 21-year-old Fort Drum man is under arrest after New York State Police say he was involved in a sexual relationship with a 16-year-old on Fort Drum.  Michale Estes, Jr. is charged with Rape 3rd degree, Criminal Sexual Act 3rd degree and Endangering the Welfare of a Child.  Estes was arraigned in the Town of LeRay court and sent to the Jefferson County Public Safety Building in lieu of $1,000 cash bail 2018/09/26--https //www localsyr com/news/local-news/fort-drum-man-facing-rape-charges/ New York-Rome/Fort Drum/OMURIUKI, DENIS/Specialist/2015-Rape of minor (under age of 17) Army Times 2015/03/13  Fort Drum soldier accused of raping underage person 2015/03/13--https //www armytimes com/news/your-army/2015/03/13/fort-drum-soldier-accused-of-raping- underage-person/ Excerpt:  Police in central New York say a 26-year-old Fort Drum soldier has been charged with rape. The Oneida County Sheriff's Office says Spc. Denis Omuriuki was arraigned Friday on a charge of third-degree rape. He's accused of having sexual relations with a person under the age of 17 in Rome between May and September of 2014. 2015/03/13--https //www armytimes com/news/your-army/2015/03/13/fort-drum-soldier-accused-of-raping- underage-person/ New York-Remsen/Army-Fort Drum/SPALDING Jr, W. PAUL/Specialist/Rape-Minor (less than 16 yr old girl) Rome Sentinel 2018/04/14   Fort Drum soldier faces rape charge 2018/04/14--https //romesentinel com/stories/fort-drum-soldier-faces-rape-charge,6807 Excerpt:  Fort Drum soldier is accused of having sex with a teenage girl in Remsen.  Paul W. Spalding Jr., 21, visited the girl on multiple occasions over the past three months, eventually having sex with her at least once, according to Detective Edwin A. D’Alessandro of the county Child Advocacy Center.  The girl is less than 16-years-old.  Authorities said Spalding is a U.S. Army specialist stationed at Fort Drum.  Spalding was taken into custody on Thursday on one count of felony third-degree rape, authorities stated. He was arraigned in court and was sent to county jail in lieu of $5,000 cash bail 2018/04/14--https //romesentinel com/stories/fort-drum-soldier-faces-rape-charge,6807 New York/Fort Drum/ESTES, MICHAEL A./Private/2019-general court-martial involving Rape of Child, Sexual Assault and Abuse, Sodomy, Obstruction of Justice-convicted with Sgt. 1st Class Michael A. Robinson Tarrant dot tx 2019/05/29   TWO FORT DRUM SOLDIERS CONVICTED OF SEXUAL ASSAULT IN SEPARATE COURTS-MARTIAL Watertown Daily Times 2019/05/29--https://tarrant.tx.networkofcare.org/dv/news-article-detail.aspx?id=104646 Excerpt:  On Feb. 26 at a general court-martial, Pvt. Michael A. Estes Jr. pleaded guilty to one charge of sexual assault. He was reduced in rank to E-1, forfeited all pay and was sentenced to five years confinement and a dishonorable discharge.  On March 29 at a general court-martial, Sgt. 1st Class Michael A. Robinson  was convicted by a military panel of three counts of rape of a child, one count of sexual assault of a child, four counts of sexual abuse of a child, one count each of sodomy and obstruction of justice. He was found not guilty of one count of indecent conduct and three counts of committing a lewd act on a child. 2019/05/29--https://tarrant.tx.networkofcare.org/dv/news-article-detail.aspx?id=104646 New York/Fort Drum/ROYBAL-MCINTOSH, RASHAD/Rape of Minor-Child, Indecent Exposure, died before sentencing finalization of found- guilty status Tully Legal 2018/05/04  Fort Drum soldier dies before child-rape sentence; victim’s family upset by dropped charges 2018/05/04--https //www tullylegal com/our-firm/news/fort-drum-soldier-dies-before-child-rape-sentence- victims-family-upset-by-dropped-charges/ Excerpt:  FORT DRUM — The death of a soldier the day before his sentencing for child sex crimes is under investigation by the Army, and has left the victim’s family frustrated about what they see as a lack of justice.  Pvt. Rashad Roybal-McIntosh had been found guilty in an Army court martial of rape of a child and indecent exposure, according to the victim’s father, but was found dead on March 26.Since the private had not yet been sentenced, the charges against him will be withdrawn.  “I don’t want people to think he was a good guy,” said the victim’s father, in a phone call with the Times. “He wasn’t a good guy. He was a predator.” 2018/05/04--https //www tullylegal com/our-firm/news/fort-drum-soldier-dies-before-child-rape-sentence- victims-family-upset-by-dropped-charges/ Oklahoma Oklahoma/Fort Sills/HOCKENBERRY, SCOTT/Captain/2018-Rape Army Times 2018/12/18   Alleged victim testifies in rape case against Army sexual assault prosecutor.  By Meghann Myers. https //www armytimes com/news/your-army/2018/12/18/alleged-victim-testifies-in-rape-case-against-army-sexual- assault-prosecutor/ Excerpt:  Capt. Scott Hockenberry is scheduled to go to court-martial for three counts of forcible intercourse and three counts of sexual assault consummated by a battery against the woman, also an Army judge advocate, while they were both stationed at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, in 2016. 2018/12/18--https //www armytimes com/news/your-army/2018/12/18/alleged-victim-testifies-in-rape-case-against- army-sexual-assault-prosecutor/ Oklahoma and North Carolina/Fort Bragg/PERNELL, AARON/Break-in-Burglaries and Rapes Fay Observer 2013/02/19   Serial rapist Aaron Pernell gets more than 160 years in prison for seven attacks. By Caitlin Dineen 2013/02/19--https //www fayobserver com/article/20130219/news/302199792 Excerpt:  RAEFORD - The former Fort Bragg soldier who attacked eight women in the Fayetteville area over a period of months took responsibility Monday for his assaults and will spend the rest of his life in prison.  Aaron Pernell, 25, was sentenced to at least 167 years in prison after pleading guilty in a Hoke County courtroom.  “You don’t share any of the guilt,” Pernell said, speaking to the victims of his Hoke County attacks. “The blame is all mine.”  Pernell wore a jail-issued white jumpsuit and was shackled with his wrists attached to this waist.  Three women, two of whom were sexually assaulted, told Pernell that he ruined their lives.  “Aaron Pernell stole stuff from all of us that you can’t pick up at Walmart,” one victim said.  She said the victims lost a sense of security, self-worth and a sense of humanity.  The sentence is on top of 50 years Pernell already is serving in a federal prison for one o 2013/02/19--https //www fayobserver com/article/20130219/news/302199792 Public Radio Tulsa no date for article https://www.publicradiotulsa.org/post/tulsa-soldier-facing-charges-rape-and-burglary Oklahoma/Fort Sills/Child-on-Child-Sexual-Abuse/2018-article Tulsa World 2018/05/07  Six kid on kid sex assault cases investigated at Fort Sill 2018/05/07--https //www tulsaworld com/news/state-and-regional/six-kid-on-kid-sex-assault-cases- investigated-at-fort-sill-army-base-in-oklahoma/article_ba41b579-531b-56e1-85e2-1e62e78ae9b8.html Oklahoma/Fort Sills/GALLUP, JAMES D./2013-article-Minor (9-10 yr old girl) Oklahoman 2013/02/06   Fort Sill soldier is convicted of child sex abuse.  By Phillip O’Connor 2013/02/06--https //oklahoman com/article/3752257/fort-sill-soldier-is-convicted-of-child-sex-abuse Excerpt:  Month after month, year after year, Sgt. 1st Class James D. Gallup repeatedly molested a preteen girl, military prosecutors alleged.  Friday, Gallup became the second of four Fort Sill soldiers facing recent but unrelated cases of sexual misconduct with a child to be convicted at court-martial. Less than four dozen such prosecutions occurred Armywide last year.  The charge against Gallup involved abuse that occurred between January 2009 and December 2011 when the girl was about 9 or 10 years old, according to testimony during the two-day trial. The Oklahoman not  identifying sexual assault victims. 2013/02/06--https //oklahoman com/article/3752257/fort-sill-soldier-is-convicted-of-child-sex-abuse Oklahoma/Fort Sills/WEST, CASEY/Sexual Assault Response Representative/2017-article-Rape several times over course of year-minor (age 12) 2017/05/10--https //oklahoman com/article/5548595/fort-sill-soldier-gets-prison-term-for-rape-he-had- served-as-a-sexual-assault-response-representative Oklahoma/Fort Sills/RIVERA, HAROLD/Master Sergeant/2016 article- Child Sex Abuse of Minor (under 16)-likely Drug sedation preceded some of activity 2016/03/12--https //www kswo com/story/31452481/sill-soldier-convicted-of-child-sex-abuse/ Utah Utah-Herriman-Tooele High School/DRAGON, BRIAN JOSEPH/Army Recruiter/Sex-Minor (17 yr old female)-2017 article-Imprisoned 2017/09/15--https //www sltrib com/news/2017/09/15/utah-army-recruiter-sentenced-to-jail-for- having-sex-with-minor/ General Information - War Zone - Iraq location - 2010-2011 Initiation Ritual in 9th Cavalry Regiment 1st Squadron C Troop Defense 2012/04/29 [Hazing-Initation Ritual]   Crazy Troop; NCOs court-martialed after initiation ritual in Iraq went too far, Army victims say.  By Michelle Tan - Staff writer Note from RG/PF: There are numbers in this article, not sure why 2012/04/29--https //defence pk/pdf/threads/criminal-hazing-raped-by-his-fellow-soldiers 176640/ Excerpt:  The attack lasted about a minute. But Wright was not the first, nor the last, soldier in C Troop, 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment, to endure this kind of assault….The cases against the soldiers in 1st Squadron stem from incidents that happened during a one-year deployment in Iraq from September 2010 to August 2011. After the attacks were reported, four soldiers were charged with crimes ranging from aggravated sexual contact to hazing, maltreatment and breaking and entering. Three of the soldiers ; Sgt. Josue A. Nunez-Byers, Sgt. Brian S. Cornell and Sgt. Shane M. Newitt; have already been to court-martial. A fourth trial, for Spc. Benjamin Hill, is pending….Meanwhile, the 1st Cavalry Division, the soldiers’ parent division, has launched a “thorough 15-6 investigation into these incidents, including actions taken or not taken by the chain of command,” Fort Hood officials said. &#8220 2012/04/29--https //defence pk/pdf/threads/criminal-hazing-raped-by-his-fellow-soldiers 176640 Army/Murder, High Crimes, Other Crimes Colorado Colorado-Colorado Springs/Army-Fort Carson/THORPE, VIRGILL/NCO-Sergeant-Cavalry Scout/was being violent with a rifle/shot and killed by police because he was aiming the weapon at them Military dot com 2020/05/01  Fort Carson NCO Shot and Killed by Police in Colorado Springs.  By Rose L Thayer https //www military com/daily-news/2020/05/01/fort-carson-nco-shot-and-killed-police- colorado-springs html Excerpt:  Police in Colorado Springs, Colo., shot and killed a Fort Carson noncommissioned officer almost two weeks ago after the soldier pointed a rifle at police through the basement window of his off-base home during a domestic disturbance call.  Sgt. Virgill Thorpe, a 28- year-old cavalry scout from Canton, Mass., was killed April 19 after police were called to his home in the 3200 block of Oak Creek Drive East in Colorado Springs at about 9:57 p.m. by a female caller who told them that the soldier was armed with a rifle, said Lt. James Sokolik, the public information officer for the Colorado Springs Police Department. The home is located about five miles from Fort Carson. 2020/05/01--https //www military com/daily-news/2020/05/01/fort-carson-nco-shot-and- killed-police-colorado-s Oklahoma Oklahoma/Army-Fort Sill/WILLIAMS, CONNELL and HOLLOWAY, CANDICE C./2013-article about Murder of 10 yr old boy from punishment-based food deprivation Army Private And Mother Sentenced For First Degree Child Abuse Murder Of Ten-Year-Old Boy At Fort Sill Army Post 2013/06/12--https //www justice gov/usao-wdok/pr/army-private-and-mother-sentenced-first- degree-child-abuse-murder-ten-year-old-boy-fort Excerpt:  Oklahoma City, Oklahoma – Today, United States District Judge Stephen P. Friot sentenced CONNELL C. WILLIAMS, 33, from Fort Sill, Oklahoma, to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole, and CANDICE C. HOLLOWAY, 32, from Norfolk, Virginia, to 30 years imprisonment for their roles in the first degree child abuse murder of Holloway’s ten-year-old son on Fort Sill Army Post, announced Sanford C. Coats, United States Attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma.  According to court records, Williams, an enlisted member of the United States Army, was assigned to Fort Sill in Comanche County, Oklahoma, in August 2010. In September 2010, Holloway and her children moved into Fort Sill military housing with Williams. Williams and Holloway were not married and Williams is not the biological father of the two children. From early 2011 through May of 2011, Williams and Holloway intentionally committed child abuse murder by depriving Holloway’s ten-year-old son of food as a form of punishment, which ultimately resulted in his starvation death on May 5, 2011.  Holloway pled guilty to first degree murder and agreed to serve 30 years in a federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release, in exchange for her cooperation and testimony against Williams, who was facing a possible death sentence 2013/06/12--https //www justice gov/usao-wdok/pr/army-private-and-mother-sentenced-first- degree-child-abuse-murder-ten-year-old-boy-fort Army/National Guard Alaska ADN 2018/10/17 2018/10/18 Secret report says Anchorage police botched investigation into drug dealing by Alaska National Guard recruiters. By Kyle Hopkins 2018/10/18--https //www adn com/alaska-news/2018/10/17/secret-report-says-anchorage-police- botched-investigation-into-drug-dealing-by-alaska-national-guard-recruiters/ Excerpt:  An Army National Guard recruiter told police he served as "the main contact" into a Mexican drug ring operating in Alaska's largest city. He said he transported cocaine and marijuana using National Guard vehicles and sold them while on duty.  But Anchorage police mishandled the resulting investigation into accusations of drug sales and sexual assaults by National Guard members, according to a secret, city-funded investigation that became public for the first time this week. 2018/10/18--https //www adn com/alaska-news/2018/10/17/secret-report-says-anchorage-police- botched-investigation-into-drug-dealing-by-alaska-national-guard-recruiters/ Arizona Arizona/Army National Guard/CASTILLO, DEMIAN F./Army National Guard Recruiter/2007-Prison for Drug smuggling Arizona Daily Sun 2007/07/27   Former soldiers sent to prison in drug case https //azdailysun com/news/local/former-soldiers-sent-to-prison-in-drug-case/article_2c2f3365-1df3-52d1- 93d5-95a460dca6dd html Excerpt:  TUCSON (AP) — A former Arizona Army National Guard recruiter who smuggled 110 pounds of cocaine while in uniform has been sentenced to serve 2 years in federal prison, but says he someday hopes to be able to rejoin the military.  "I was a good soldier who made a couple bad decisions," Demian F. Castillo, a former sergeant first class and recruiter at a Tucson Guard armory, said at his sentencing hearing. "Time will tell if, one day, I can get back in."  Castillo, 35, made two drug runs in 2002 in exchange for a $14,000 payoff from what he thought was a Mexican cartel.  But Castillo was actually snared by the FBI's Operation Lively Green, an undercover probe that netted dozens of military personnel and other public officials. At least 69 members of the military, prison guards, law enforcement employees and other public employees have been convicted of accepting bribes to help smuggle cocaine as a result of the probe. 2007/07/27--https //azdailysun com/news/local/former-soldiers-sent-to-prison-in-drug-case/article_2c2f3365- 1df3-52d1-93d5-95a460dca6ddhtml Wisconsin Wisconsin/Army National Guard/3 different men one alleged female victim/2019 article, alleged rapes 2012-2018, alleged rape victim Megan Plunkett, a Wisconsin newspaper provided her story as part of a 4-part series on rapes 2019/05/07--https //madison com/ct/news/local/govt-and-politics/it-was-rape-wisconsin-army-national- guard-officer-megan-plunkett/article_9e4d3b84-85ed-5931-8141-373f41011170.html ROTC Wyoming Wyoming/University of Wyoming’s Army Reserve Officer’s Training/2018 article-several victims/rapes, sexual misconduct, some of it while victims are under the influence of substances like alcohol Wyoming Public Media 2018/03/09 2018/03/09--https //www wyomingpublicmedia org/post/survivors-want-uw-tighten-cracks-sexual- assault-response#stream/0 Updates  2020/05/15 numerous additions; 2020/05/14 the sections were re-organized; several articles added to Air Force section;  2020/05/09 Krause case added; 2020/05/08 the Gangs In Military/Graffiti material was moved from Notes to  here-War Zone/Military Rapes section;   2020/05/07 War Zone Military Rapes and Abuse section moved from River Gold to Police Factor; 2020/01/27 Defense-2012/04/29 and NY Times-2019/09/10 articles added;