[Global Network Military Report] According to the US "Army Times" website a few days ago, a former Texas Army National Guard soldier and a federal soldier were involved in illegally stolen military equipment worth millions of dollars on online platforms. The project analyst was recently sentenced. According to the verdict, the two were required to pay up to 2.4 million US dollars in compensation and were sentenced to two and three years in prison respectively.
US Army National Guard soldiers and accomplices stolen and sold military individual night vision devices
reported that former Fort Worth, Texas guards, 27-year-old Cristal Avila (Cristal Avila) and Her associate, Joseph Mora, a 36-year-old U.S. Office of Property and Treasury Project Analyst, admitted in August that he had stolen more than 50 items from security facilities in the past three years. To this end, a US federal judge recently announced that Avila was sentenced to two years in prison and Mora was sentenced to three years in prison, and ordered the two to pay up to 2.4 million US dollars in compensation. The
report quoted court documents as saying that the list of military items sold by Avila and Mora included night vision equipment, infrared sighting equipment, and (military) binoculars. These equipment were attacked from December 2016 to September 2019. The two steals, with a total value of millions of dollars. Regarding the facts of her crimes, Avila said that she was "extremely regretful of her crimes" and "no one should (be) blamed but herself, because she destroyed the career she chose." The
report pointed out that despite the successful sale More than 563,000 US dollars in stolen goods, because of his role in the theft, Mora, who is an accomplice of Avila, only made a profit of 34,000 US dollars. A U.S. agent in charge of homeland security investigations pointed out: "(Against) Mora and Avila’s verdict issued a statement to those who have profited by stealing and selling military technology, thereby violating the military oath to protect this country. Clear information."
"Rifles, infrared laser sighting equipment, and thermal imaging night vision devices are all highly advanced technologies that enable our military to enjoy a well-deserved advantage on the battlefield today," the agent added, "These The plan may provide foreign opponents with the opportunity to obtain sensitive U.S. equipment." The
report emphasizes that Avila is by no means the first U.S. soldier to be sentenced for stealing U.S. military technology. Before that, too much has happened within the U.S. armed forces. In a similar theft case, the stolen items included gun scopes, military jackets and combat boots, etc. Most of the American soldiers involved were sentenced to more than three years in prison.
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