U.S. soldier charged in Baghdad fuel theft

Source: UPI

NEW YORK, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- A U.S. Army warrant officer has been charged in New York in an alleged scheme to steal fuel from Camp Liberty in Baghdad.

A federal complaint in Manhattan said Chief Warrant Officer Joseph Crenshaw, 38, of Watertown, N.Y., was stationed with the Army in Baghdad when he allegedly accepted several thousand dollars to participate in the scheme.

The complaint said an unnamed "cooperating witness" in Baghdad began accepting money from an unnamed person in exchange for being allowed to get fuel from the camp depot. The complaint implies the witness was in uniform, saying "the presence of uniformed, military personnel" in a truck would be able to obtain the fuel.

In exchange for bribes, the witness allegedly rode in the truck for several illegal loads, the complaint said.

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Looks like everybody's getting their cut. I'll bet most of the scams will never see the light of day.

and a spot in his administration. The guy's got initiative.