Giving people a second chance to right their wrongs, the Fort Hood U.S. Magistrate Court, in partnership with the Directorate of Emergency Services, is holding a warrant amnesty, where people with outstanding tickets and warrants have an opportunity to take care of their business before possibly being arrested.
âWeâre going to give the population the opportunity to turn themselves in. If they turn themselves in, their overall punishment may be reduced, but if they donât turn themselves in, it could potentially be bad,â Maj. Aaron Salter, special assistant United States attorney and chief of federal litigation at Fort Hood, explained. âItâs considered an amnesty because potentially some of the higher fines, depending on the type of crime they were charged with, could be waived.â
5 reservists, 2 New Orleans police indicted for stealing from the Army The Associated Press (Getty Images) NEW ORLEANS A New Orleans Police detective and an officer, along with five others, have been indicted for stealing more than $100,000 from the U.S. Army. Detective Chantelle Davis, 35, Officer Lynea Sanders, 41, and five members of the U.S. Army Reserve were indicted Friday for allegedly claiming reimbursements for their service at military funeral honors ceremonies that never happened, the U. S. Attorney’s Office said in a news release. According to the indictment, Christopher O’Connor, 40, who is a former Army pay technician, submitted the fraudulent reimbursement claims on behalf of Davis, Sanders, Leroy Daniels Jr., 45, Derrick Branch, 36, Cody Francis, 31, and Terrance Howard, 54. All are charged with conspiring to commit theft of government funds and theft of government funds. If convicted, they face up to 10 years in prison, three years of supervised r