A Reserve colonel lied about his home address and enlisted the help of another individual to receive false rent payments in a scheme to defraud the Army.
Col. Reece Dennis Roberts pleaded guilty Tuesday in a Utah federal courtroom to charges that he stole more than $62,000 from the Army through a scheme to collect more housing allowance than he was owed while on orders during the coronavirus pandemic.
Col. Reece Dennis Roberts lied about his and his family’s primary residence, fabricated a lease and property listing documents, and submitted more than a dozen fake vouchers to the military between June 2020 and July 2021, according to court documents.
A U.S. Army Reserve Colonel, formerly of Utah's 76th Operational Ruse Command, was charged this week for his role in allegedly defrauding the U.S. out of more than $60,000 in unearned military pay entitlements.
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