About $2.1 million-worth of thermal scopes, night vision goggles and military radios were stolen from Fort Hood, federal agents say. Sarah Jane Cavanaugh posed as a Purple Heart and Bronze Star recipient, prosecutors say. The inside story of how two men who’d forged a deep bond on the battlefield attempted to sell stolen Army weapons. Some — but not all — of the night vision equipment was recovered in a series of raids. The man was thwarted by soldiers who subdued and detained him until military police arrived. A supply NCO assigned to a redacted special operations unit allegedly stole cash and submitted false receipts. More than 160 tons of nickel ball bearings were allegedly stolen and scrapped from White Sands Missile Range. Army officials have hidden or downplayed the extent to which its firearms disappear, significantly understating losses and thefts. Nearly a decade after the theft, at least nine AK-74s remain missing. By Jeannie Ohm
3 years ago The contractor admitted that she and others conspired to steal property from the base in Kandahar in 2015, while a co-conspirator negotiated the sale of the stolen property with a third-country national middleman. Load More