WASHINGTON -- America's top military officer is opposing the demotion
of a four-star general who is accused of spending tens of thousands of
taxpayer dollars on lavish travel and other expenses in a case that has
been sitting on Defense Secretary Leon Panetta's desk for weeks, U.S.
officials said Thursday.
Army Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, is
among those who believe that Gen. William Ward, the former head of U.S.
Africa Command, should be allowed to retire at his full four-star
general rank, the officials said.
A Defense Department inspector general's report released in
mid-August concluded that Ward "engaged in multiple forms of misconduct
related to official and unofficial travel." It said Ward "conducted
official travel for primarily personal reasons," misused military
aircraft and received reimbursement for travel expenses that far
exceeded the approved daily military rate without authorization.
Seems like this Obama appointee emulated his commander in thief by spending taxpayer monies like it grew on trees.
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