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soothsayer

(38,601 posts) Tue Jun 8, 2021, 08:14 PM Jun 2021

Retired Army major general reduced to second lieutenant for sex crime conviction [View all]

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Yevgeny (Eugene) Vindman
@YVindman
5 years ago I recommended that this disgraced General be prosecuted in military court. Ultimately prosecuted in VA. Proud to have played a role in this case at the very beginning. Accountability, no matter how long it takes must come in a just society.

Retired Army major general reduced to second lieutenant for sex crime conviction
armytimes.com
https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-army/2021/06/07/retired-army-major-general-reduced-to-second-lieutenant-for-sex-crime-conviction/

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Retired Army major general reduced to second lieutenant for sex crime conviction [View all] soothsayer Jun 2021 OP

Army Grade Determination Board qazplm135 Jun 2021 #1

I especially liked this quote from the article; GP6971 Jun 2021 #4

That's just a nice way of saying "We can't bust him further down." Angleae Jun 2021 #9

Wait a minute-- he's not in the brig? dawg day Jun 2021 #2

It's not minor. He's goes from the third highest officer retirement pension... brush Jun 2021 #3

The statute of limitations under the UCMJ sarisataka Jun 2021 #6

Oh, well, sounds like it's the best that could be achieved dawg day Jun 2021 #8

Can this be applied to General Flynn? Stinky The Clown Jun 2021 #5

That was my thought when I saw the post. blueinredohio Jun 2021 #7

No qazplm135 Jun 2021 #10