USMC E-3 Found Not Guilty After Mistakenly Ingesting Cocoa Tea

USMC E-3 tested positive for cocaine on a unit sweep urinalysis. While investigating the case, the military lawyers at JAG Defense uncovered a potential source of innocent ingestion resulting in the positive urinalysis test. Our client had ingested cocoa tea, believing it to be regular iced tea. At our client’s subsequent court-martial, we presented forensic […]

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JAG Defense Uncovered Problems with Urinalysis Sample Collection

Navy E-5 tested positive on a random urinalysis test for cocaine, and (under the Navy’s Zero Tolerance policy) was processed for administrative separation with a possible OTH characterization of service. The military lawyers at JAG Defense conducted a full investigation into the urinalysis program at the command, uncovering a number of problems with the collection […]

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Navy Civilian Employee Innocently Ingested Cocaine Via Organic Tea

Navy civilian employee, who was also a Lieutenant Colonel in the U.S. Army Reserve, tested positive for cocaine on a random urinalysis test. He was administratively suspended from his position with the Navy, and the Army initiated administrative discharge processing. After retaining the lawyers at JAG Defense, we identified a potential source of the cocaine […]

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Full Acquittal for Navy E-3 After Positive Urinalysis Test for Cocaine

Navy E-3 tested positive on a urinalysis test for cocaine. His command took him to Captain’s Mast, but based upon the advice of JAG Defense, our client turned down the Mast and demanded a court-martial. During the discovery process prior to the court-martial, JAG Defense exhaustively analyzed the command’s collection program, uncovering numerous systemic problems, […]

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JAG Defense Negotiated for Naval Officer’s Multiple Charges to be Dismissed

A 22-year Naval Officer was charged with attempted murder, reckless endangerment, and destruction of property. These charges were all the result of his admitted cutting of the emergency brake cable and rear brake line on an enlisted member’s car. Despite extensive pretrial investigation and negotiations, our client’s command initially refused to withdraw the attempted murder […]

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Navy Sailor Received Additional Pre-trial Confinement Credit

A Navy Sailor was charged with assaulting a female Senior Chief with the intent to commit rape as she slept in Female CPO Berthing on their ship. Upon apprehension, the Sailor was immediately placed into pre-trial confinement where he remained until trial. After extensive pre-trial negotiations, we secured a pre-trial agreement wherein the Convening Authority […]

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Navy E-7 Charged with Child Molestation, No Misconduct Finding by Discharge Board

Prior to our involvement and based upon the erroneous advice of a Navy JAG, a Navy Chief with over 17 years of military service entered into a pre-trial diversion agreement (PDA) to resolve civilian charges that he sexually molested a 12-year old girl. Unknown to our client, this PDA qualified as a “Civilian Conviction” under […]

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Navy E-5 Retained at Discharge Board for Disrespect to a Master Chief

A Navy E-5 was charged with disrespect to a Master Chief. Upon retaining our services, our client took our advice, refused Captain’s Mast and demanded a court-martial. Instead, his command initiated administrative discharge processing. At his subsequent administrative discharge board, we presented an overwhelming case in mitigation of our client’s actions. Result: Our client was […]

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Navy E-9 Retires as a Master Chief Despite Unprofessional Relationship

A Navy Master Chief with over 26 years of military service was charged with an unprofessional relationship, sexual harassment, disrespect to a commissioned officer and wrongfully soliciting a subordinate Sailor for sexual intercourse. His command referred his case to a court-martial and our client was facing the possibility of a criminal record, confinement, and the […]

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Dentist Able to Resign from Navy and Continue to Practice as Civilian

A Navy dentist was charged with drug distribution after she improperly prescribed medication to enlisted personnel in her work center. After retaining our services, we were able to secure a resolution to these charges that allowed her to maintain her license to practice dentistry and did not result in a criminal conviction. Instead, our client […]

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