Army captain pleads guilty to stealing $690,000.

Army captain pleads guilty to stealing $690,000.

This article is about an Army captain that stole nearly $700,000 from the U.S. government while serving in Iraq. Sentencing is set for March 1 and the captain could get a hefty fine of more than $500,000 for each offense and also he could get jail time. The funds he stole were designated for payment of security contracts as well as for urgent humanitarian relief and reconstruction. This is wrong on all levels of wrong to steal money that could have been used to help some other people in different countries and nations. The captain mailed the money to himself at his family home before he returned from Iraq. He then proceeded to open up bank accounts at several banks depositing an amount in excess of $380,000.