United States v. Stroup

DECISION

MURDOCK, Judge:

After a long and tumultuous trial, a general court-martial, with officer members, convicted the appellant of conspiring to steal more than one million dollars of United States’ funds, stealing seven United States Treasury checks, and uttering, with intent to defraud, a falsely made check in the amount of $945,670. He was sentenced to dismissal, total forfeitures, and confinement for three years.

The charges stem from the appellant’s assignment as an accounting and finance officer at RAF Mildenhall, England. One of his duties as the deputy accounting and finance officer…