US Army Reserve Major Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Gold Star Families, Pocketing $1.4 Million

US Army Reserve Major Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Gold Star Families, Pocketing $1.4 Million
The Department of Justice in Washington on March 25, 2024. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times
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A U.S. Army financial counselor and Army Reserves major has pleaded guilty to defrauding upward of 20 Gold Star families and committing related financial crimes, in a New Jersey district court.

Gold Star families are families that have lost an immediate family member as a result of active military service in a conflict zone. More than 1.7 million people in the United States are members of Gold Star families.