Marine pleads guilty to lying about exploits in Iraq

Marine pleads guilty to lying about exploits in Iraq

By ADAM GOLDMAN, Associated Press


Last Updated: May 17, 2004, 06:24:00 PM PDT


LAS VEGAS (AP) - A Marine reservist has pleaded guilty to lying to a newspaper about killing two Iraqis in Baghdad more than a year ago, the military said Monday. Gunnery Sgt. Gus Covarrubias, who faced a court-martial, will receive an honorable discharge as part of a plea bargain last month, according to his lawyer Joe Brown.

The Marine also was docked $1,500 in pay after pleading guilty to charges of making false official statements, Marine spokesman Capt. Patrick Kerr said.

Prosecutors said Covarrubias told the Las Vegas Review-Journal he shot an Iraqi twice in the back of the head and killed another Iraqi after a grenade attack on his unit. The uncorroborated account led investigators to suspect he might have committed a war crime.

Brown has said his client suffered a concussion during the grenade attack and was heavily medicated when he gave interviews to the newspaper and military officials shortly after his return from Iraq last year.

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The Bush White House would have been more than happy do his lying for him.

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