$40M fuel theft from Army prompts global manhunt!

[Bravo Zulu]

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – A former Army contractor convicted of stealing $40 million worth of fuel from a military base in Iraq is helping authorities in a global search for other suspects in the case, according to court records.

Lee W. Dubois of Lexington, S.C., pleaded guilty last year to theft of government property and faces up to 10 years in prison. A sentencing hearing scheduled Thursday in Virginia was postponed.

The thefts occurred in 2007 and 2008 from Camp Liberty in Baghdad. Dubois admitted that he and others stole more than 10 million gallons of jet fuel and diesel fuel from the base. They used fraudulent paperwork so that fuel trucks could drive in and withdraw tens of thousands of gallons a day.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090416/ap_on_re_us/iraq_fuel_theft

[Rabrrrrrr]

1. When it comes to the military, all offenses should become death penalty, automatic.

[rug]

2. I thought you were watching Casablanca, Mme. Lafarge.

[Rabrrrrrr]

3. I paused for a moment to read this post.

And, um... well, you see, it's like this... the movie, it's um.... I mean, I was watching... I mean, I *am* watching, and this post, this thread, which I didn't read because I watching the movie... I mean, well, obvously I sort of read it, technically, if you want to be anal about it.. and ....

Oh, God, I'm sorry, I can't talk myself out of this, so I have to shoot you dead, so you won't speak about this in public.