18-year-old US Marine steals over $500,000 from jewelry stores, Texas cops say

An 18-year-old U.S. Marine is accused of stealing more than $500,000 of jewelry between October and April, Texas deputies said.

Veterans who recruited troops for $65 million insurance fraud scheme sentenced to prison

Two veterans convicted for their roles in bilking more than $65 million from U.S. military health insurer Tricare have been sentenced and ordered to pay back millions of dollars, the Justice Department said Friday.

Stray bullet kills Army veteran, a dad of 2, as he does yard work, California cops say

Four men have been arrested after an Army veteran, a father of two, was killed by a stray bullet while doing yard work outside his California home, police say.

Army warrant officer pleads guilty to in-flight misconduct with teen passengers

An Army chief warrant officer who was stationed in Alaska has pleaded guilty after inappropriately touching two teenagers during commercial flights last year.

Patient at VA hospital in Florida charged with murder after roommate found strangled

Federal agents believe that the unidentified patient at the West Palm Beach VA Medical Center was killed by his roommate, Christopher Schweikart, who confessed to strangling the victim but gave conflicting reasons for why, according to court records.

Massachusetts man convicted of murdering US Army veteran in 2013

A Medford, Mass., man was convicted of first-degree murder of a U.S. Army veteran in 2013 during his retrial last week, according to officials.

Washington man sentenced for selling low-quality ballistic protection equipment to law enforcement, military

A Vancouver man was sentenced Tuesday to a year and a day in federal prison for intentionally selling low-quality ballistic protective equipment produced in China to dozens of domestic law enforcement agencies and the U.S. military.

Shipyard contractor pleads guilty to stealing $600K worth in Navy equipment

Ernesto Saldivar, an employee at General Dynamics NASSCO in Barrio Logan who was part of the shipyard’s modernization efforts, stole hundreds of items including hard drives and laptops from declassified areas on the USS Pinckney, USS Curtis Wilbur and USS Spruance.

Mother of Navy veteran who was killed by LA police as he held a metal bar will receive $24 million

The settlement — approved Tuesday by the L.A. City Council — marks the final chapter in a shooting that the county district attorney’s office decided in 2020 was legal.

Ohio Marine veteran sentenced to prison for attacking 7 officers during Jan. 6 Capitol riot

Michael Mackrell, 42, of Wellington, served in the Marines from 2001 to 2006, including a tour in Iraq. He was sentenced Monday to more than two years in prison for attacking seven police officers during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.