United States v. Kretchmer

McLAUTHLIN, Judge:

This is another case involving a service-member, suspected of blackmarketing, breaching the regulation requiring him to account for the missing items. We find appellant’s conviction survives recent guidance in this area from the Court of Military Appeals, and we affirm.

A merchandise control officer at Clark Air Base, Republic of the Philippines, was informed that appellant was involved in blackmarketing. A check of appellant’s records showed purchases of numerous controlled and high value items, including at least two automobiles. As authorized by regulation, appellant was…