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Airman Found NOT GUILTY of Stabbing Murder

Grover Baxley — Tue, 22 Oct 2024 15:19:41 +0000

Two U.S. Airmen were involved in a physical altercation with a German national at a local festival. During the altercation, the German national was stabbed four times. Regrettably, the victim passed away from his injuries. Our client was detained by German Polizei and questioned. During that questioning, our client allegedly confessed to stabbing the victim. […]

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Navy LT Cleared of 10 Years of Child Abuse Allegations

Grover Baxley — Mon, 12 Aug 2024 18:03:46 +0000

Our client was a retirement-eligible Navy O-3. Following a contentious divorce, his first ex-wife proceeded to make repeated complaints to Child Protective Services, civilian law enforcement, and NCIS that our client physically, emotionally and sexually abused her and their two children. These complaints were consistently determined to be unfounded, but continued for over 10 years. […]

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Forcible Sodomy Charges Dropped

Firm Updates — Thu, 07 Dec 2023 20:11:07 +0000

E-3 Marine engaged in a consensual sexual relationship with another Marine in his unit. When he decided to break off the relationship, she threatened to report him for forcible sodomy on multiple occasions. Regrettably, she actually did it, and then bragged about it to other Marines in the unit. Our client’s chain of command immediately […]

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Air Force E-6 Cleared of Sexual Assault

Firm Updates — Thu, 19 Oct 2023 12:31:29 +0000

Out of the blue, our high-performing and well-respected TSgt client was brought into OSI and informed that he had been accused of rape by another Airman. This alleged rape occurred more than 14 years earlier when our client was an A1C stationed overseas. Despite the questionable nature of the accusation, the Air Force elected to […]

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E-7 Retained Despite ADAPT Failure

Firm Updates — Mon, 23 Jan 2023 14:32:40 +0000

An Air Force E-7 self-referred to ADAPT for alcohol abuse and entered treatment. Over the course of almost a year, our client attended multiple detox clinics, in-patient rehabilitation centers, and out-patient treatment programs. Despite these ADAPT efforts, our client relapsed repeatedly (7x) during his treatment plan and was deemed an “ADAPT treatment failure.” Our client’s […]

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Poppyseeds Cause Rare Codeine Test Result

Firm Updates — Fri, 09 Dec 2022 16:05:01 +0000

A Navy Chief Petty Officer tested positive on random urinalysis test for codeine. He was taken to Captain’s Mast and found guilty. Subsequently, he retained the services of JAG Defense to represent him at his discharge board. During our investigation into the circumstances surrounding the test, JAG Defense discovered that our client consumed multiple poppyseed […]

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Fraud Charges Dropped Against AF Officer

Firm Updates — Fri, 10 Sep 2021 14:44:20 +0000

Air Force O-5 stationed at Ramstein AB, Germany came under investigation by the Munich Customs Investigations Office for Value Added Tax fraud. The allegations spanned a period of over four years and a total alleged fraud of approximately $25,000. Based on the German investigation, the officer was also facing charges with the Air Force. We […]

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Marine Avoids Sex Offender Registration

Firm Updates — Thu, 29 Oct 2020 17:56:06 +0000

Our client was a LCpl in the Marine Corps who was identified by the Department of Homeland Security as having engaged in attempted child sexual abuse by communicating with minors on the social media app Whisper. In addition, NCIS conducted an undercover operation on Whisper, which also identified our client as engaging in similar behavior […]

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Full Acquittal for Coast Guard CPO

Firm Updates — Mon, 14 Sep 2020 13:30:27 +0000

Coast Guard E-7 was accused of groping a female officer during repeated port calls in Dutch Harbor, AK. Initially, the alleged victim claimed that our client fondled her buttocks on 2 occasions. Over the course of the investigation, this allegation grew to include approximately 12-20 gropings, each one lasting anywhere from 10-60 seconds. Prior to […]

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Air Force Officer Cleared of BAH Fraud

Firm Updates — Mon, 14 Sep 2020 13:23:43 +0000

Air Force O-4 was accused of stealing Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH) and travel voucher entitlements totaling approximately $40,000. He was also charged with making five (5) false official statements as part of his alleged scheme. The allegations were based on his dependents’ BAH locations during an unaccompanied tour he took to Al Udeid AB, […]

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