Five indicted in $20 million veteran charity fraud scheme in Ohio

An Ohio grand jury indicted five people and accused them of using a fake charitable organization to exploit veterans and defraud the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs out of $20 million.

Ex-soldier charged for not registering as sex offender, lying on passport

A 48-year-old ex-Army soldier who was convicted of drugging and raping a juvenile family member is facing federal charges that he failed to register as a sex offender and lied on a U.S. passport application.

Man’s ‘love of killing animals’ escalated to shooting a hitchhiker, NC cops say

A former member of the U.S. military is facing accusations he killed a hitchhiker for entertainment, then hid the body, according to investigators in North Carolina.

Soldier accused of strangling, raping women testifies in court

After listening to 15 women testify that he had slapped, strangled and sometimes raped them over a three-year period, Army Maj. Jonathan Batt took his turn on the witness stand in his court-martial at Fort Meade on Wednesday and said each of them consented to every act of sex or bondage he performed.

FBI’s time lapse image sparks new hope for Marine family’s newborn who was abducted in 1980. ‘This is a likeness’

The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children released an age-progression image of a 17-day-old baby to aid in the search for Kevin Verville Jr., who was abducted in 1980 from a Marine Corps family stationed at Camp Pendleton, Calif.

Army recruiter accused of sex acts with teens met at school events, Texas cops say

An Army recruiter was arrested at the Fort Sam Houston military base in San Antonio. He is charged with sexual performance of a child and was taken into custody by U.S. Marshals and Army criminal investigators.

Prosecutors seek 10 years in prison for US Marine accused of Okinawa assault

A verdict and sentence are expected later this month for Lance Cpl. Jamel Clayton, who was accused of strangling and injuring a Japanese woman during an attempted sexual assault last year on Okinawa.

Hawaii-based soldier sentenced to 23 years for killing, dismembering pregnant wife

During the sentencing at the Wheeler Army Airfield courthouse, Judge Rebecca Farrell said she imposed the maximum sentence on Pfc. Dewayne Johnson II due to “particularly aggravating facts” in the case.

Retired Air Force general convicted at court-martial asks Trump for pardon

A retired Air Force general who was acquitted of sexual assault but found guilty of lesser charges during a court-martial last year has asked President Donald Trump for a pardon because his case is an example of “a woke-inspired, DEI-led campaign of lawfare.”

Conflicting accounts emerge in US Marine’s attempted sexual assault trial on Okinawa

A U.S. Marine accused of injuring a woman during an attempted sexual assault told a Japanese court he was “not violent” and spent only five minutes at her home.