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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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Sexual Assault Charges Withdrawn and Dismissed Against Coast Guard Petty Officer

Firm Updates — Thu, 05 Mar 2015 19:41:36 +0000

Coast Guard E-5 was charged with sexually assaulting a female co-worker. After excessive drinking at an off-base party, our client was videotaped and photographed with the alleged victim in the bathroom, helping her to stand and holding her hair back while she vomited. There were also pictures of the alleged victim passed out with her […]

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Coast Guard O-4 Retained After 2nd Alcohol Incident

Firm Updates — Wed, 05 Nov 2014 19:48:56 +0000

Following an extremely successful command tour, a disgruntled subordinate initiated an EEO investigation against our client. While the EEO claims were ultimately determined to be unsubstantiated, the investigation uncovered evidence that our client became excessively intoxicated during a junior officer’s “wetting down,” groped/fondled females at the bar, and led to his removal from the bar, urinating […]

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Honorable Retirement for Coast Guard E-6 Charged with Larceny of Military Property

Firm Updates — Fri, 09 Aug 2013 15:14:13 +0000

Coast Guard E-6 with over 20 years of military service was charged with 13 different specifications, including allegations of the theft of 29 different items from the Coast Guard. After an exhaustive investigation and extensive negotiations with the Coast Guard, we secured a pre-trial agreement wherein the government DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE 8 of the charges, […]

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Coast Guard O-4 Retained After Numerous UCMJ Violations

Firm Updates — Fri, 09 Aug 2013 15:10:41 +0000

Coast Guard O-4 was competitively selected to attend a 2-year graduate degree program at a civilian university, fully funded by the Coast Guard. After less than a semester, our Client stopped attending all classes. His failure to attend class continued through the entire Spring semester before he was disenrolled from the program due to his […]

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Homosexual Sexual Assault Charges Withdrawn and Dismissed for Coast Guard E-6

Firm Updates — Fri, 09 Aug 2013 15:07:57 +0000

Coast Guard E-6 was charged with homosexually assaulting and stalking 2 subordinate petty officers on numerous occasions. He was also charged with breaking into one of the petty officer’s homes and assaulting him. While that investigation was pending, our client engaged in separate misconduct, to include shoving and cursing a warrant officer and punching another […]

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Coast Guard E-6 Avoided Federal Conviction

Firm Updates — Fri, 09 Aug 2013 15:06:59 +0000

Coast Guard E-6 committed travel voucher fraud resulting in overpayment of approximately $25,000. He was charged with over 10 different violations of the UCMJ, to include false official statement, conspiracy, and larceny, and his case was referred to court-martial. After he retained the services of JAG Defense, we were able to negotiate an alternate disposition […]

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Coast Guard O-2 Officer Evaluation Report Removed After Petition Filed

Firm Updates — Fri, 09 Aug 2013 15:05:28 +0000

Coast Guard O-2 received an Officer Evaluation Report (OER) with significantly reduced marks from previous OERs as well as containing negative comments that both adversely impacted the overall career opportunities for the Officer, and also directly led to the Officer failing to select for promotion to O-3. Upon filing a petition to the Board for […]

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