Former US air force master sergeant pleads guilty to defrauding military out of $37m

They just cut forest services so billionaires can buy the land. Im so enraged I have no words.

Our Godlike masters of the universe, glorious Elon and honorable Bezos, request another tax break.  It's fine, we can borrow another $10 trillion. The plebs can pick up the tab someday. 😈 /s/

Well, otherwise you wouldn't get that war in Iran! You all *love* the war in Iran, don't you? What would you rather have? *War*? Or food, shelter, and healthcare? Don't answer that, I already know you want war. I'm marking down war for you.

Yeah, because the only fraud is in childcare and Medicare and Medicaid, right? Military fraud doesn’t seem to count… Not to mention the personal profiting off of the war…

Old people: em damn Mexicans takin all are social security!!!!!!!

That's what my congress people and Senators tell me in their weekly news letters. By the way, I bet the guy ain't trans, is he?

That's all political theater. They're attempting to create a narrative about "undeserving minorities taking advantage of the system, that's why you have to pay taxes."  Some people did take advantage and were prosecuted by the state. The Trump gang found out about it, blew it out of proportion, lied and exaggerated etc.   They're whole political movement runs and rage and fear. They have to distract their supporters from the fact that the super rich have caused the country to go $40 trillion in debt to pay for reckless tax breaks.

Out of my own lack of knowledge, how do chatbots hallucinate?

That is not novel verbiage

I'm glad somebody liked it, it gave me a chuckle. I'm assuming you're [aware](https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/chatbot-hallucinations-inevitable/) of AI confabulations.

Like MAGA.

I stand by what I said, and I think your simping for the DoD. The U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) has received a "disclaimer of opinion" on each full annual audit it has undergone since 2018 — eight in total — which means the condition of the agency's accounting is so poor that it is _impossible to comprehensively assess the agency's financial records._ Auditors consider both a disclaimer of opinion and an adverse opinion to be a "failed" audit. However, auditors sometimes consider a "disclaimer of opinion" to be more severe than an "adverse opinion" because a "disclaimer" often means records are so badly managed that auditors _can't tell if fraud or mismanagement occurred._ Audits also have found major oversights at the Department of Defense. A 2023 audit, for example, found that the agency accidentally overvalued the military equipment it sent to Ukraine by $6.2 billion. The Government Accountability Office has placed the Department of Defense's financial management on its "high risk" list for __fraud and mismanagement__ since 1995.  Partial audits from 1990 to 2017 also are available; while the DOD has conducted at least partial audits since 1990, the Pentagon __did not comply with federal law__  from 1990 to 2018. In fiscal year 2024, which ran from Oct. 1, 2023 to Sept. 30, 2024, the Pentagon's stand-alone entities could not comprehensively account for at least 44% of their total assets, or resources owned and controlled by the Defense Department, and at least 68% of their budgetary resources, the money allocated by Congress for the agency's use. As of a November 2024 report from nonpartisan Congressional staff, the DOD has $4.1 trillion in assets and $4.3 trillion in liabilities, or debt owed to other entities.  This summary of concerns shows that this institution cannot keep track of its assets.  Meaning cash and equipment. These are big numbers we're talking about.  It's not an old Humvee that went missing, or we forgot about these A-10s.  The Department of Defense's financial management is at "high risk" for __fraud and mismanagement__ since at least 1995. 

A quick google search tells me you’re full of shit. Do you always just make shit up?

This type of behavior is encouraged with the current Administration. He will probably get a "pardon for cash" deal. Its a great time to be a thief in the USA.

>James agreed to pay a restitution of at least $1,451,656.80 to the defense department I don't know how much went to co-conspirators, but it looks like he's getting off really easy already

A million won't cut it for a controversial pardon. I think the rumor is like 2 million now for something that wont draw a lot of heat and 5 or even up to 10 million funnled through surrogates for a controversial pardon.

Allegiance is all that's required. And this dude has zero moral compass. So he'll be pardoned and another henchman.

Going rate is just under 1 million.

He’s only required to pay back a million and change, so there’s plenty left.

There could be an Easter sale going on, probably a little spin wheel on the white house app.

And his other company thats about to sell drones to the DoD.

Open corruption? In my government? Its more likely than you think.