In the soft rolling hills of Italy, with just days to go before deploying, a young soldier sent messages to his loved ones and prepared to travel to Turkey. He wasn’t supposed to share information about where he was going--troop movement security and all that--but he just couldn’t help himself. He wanted his loved ones to be able to find him, find him and his colleagues. It was unfortunate, of course, that his loved ones weren’t his parents or a high school sweetheart, but other members of a white supremacist, neo-Nazi community.
I relied heavily on the sentencing brief from the US Attorney's Office.
I referenced information from: Stripes, Vice, AP News, the Department of Justice, Washington Post, CNN, the NY Post, the Department of Labor, Rolling Stone, and the US Code (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6).
This episode briefly discussed substance use issues. If you, or someone you know is struggling with substance use, the SAMHSA National Helpline can be reached at 1-800-662-HELP and their treatment locator is available online.
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Disclaimer: Conduct Unbecoming is a podcast where I get to talk about interesting crimes and cases that involve US military service members. I research, write, and produce the podcast myself… the opinions expressed are my own and, perhaps it’s obvious, Conduct Unbecoming is not approved, endorsed, or authorized by the Department of Defense. I am not a military JAG and have never been a military JAG. While I'm a practicing attorney, I don't do direct criminal defense. This podcast is a passion project, not legal advice or expert opinion.
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