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VA hospitals pay for AI weapons scanners testers say are error-prone
VA continues to award contracts for pricey, "high-tech" weapons detection systems that the FTC and security specialists argue don't perform as advertised.
By Aliya Sternstein
Vet’s Capitol riot pardon covers separate weapons case: Prosecutors
The DOJ said an Army veteran's separate conviction for illegally possessing stolen grenades and classified info is covered by Trump’s pardon.
By Michael Kunzelman, The Associated Press
Released Army vet in Jan. 6 case must get court permission to enter DC
The order applies to Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes and three other Army veterans also convicted for their roles in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack.
By Michael Kunzelman, The Associated Press
Navy vet cleared of Jan. 6 conspiracy charges sentenced to time served
A retired Navy intelligence officer has avoided additional prison time after he was cleared of the most serious charges in his U.S. Capitol attack trial.
Veteran who stormed the Capitol tried to join Russian Army, feds say
Army veteran Kevin Loftus was sentenced to six months in prison for violating the terms of his probation for storming the U.S. Capitol four years ago.
By Michael Kunzelman, The Associated Press
Pentagon-funded study on extremism in the military relied on old data
As a result, the report grossly undercounted the number of military and veterans arrested for the Jan. 6 attack, The Associated found in an investigation.
Veteran who killed Iraqi civilian sentenced to prison for Capitol riot
Edward Richmond Jr. attacked police officers with a metal baton during the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol.
By Michael Kunzelman, The Associated Press
His country trained him to fight. Then he turned against it.
The U.S. military trained him in explosives and battlefield tactics. Now the Iraq War veteran was calling for taking up arms against his own country.
US soldier charged with assaulting police officer during Capitol riot
A soldier has been arrested on charges that he repeatedly struck a police officer with a flagpole during the Jan. 6 Capitol riot in 2021.
By Michael Kunzelman, The Associated Press
Judge reduces prison sentence for Army vet convicted in Capitol riot
He is the first Capitol riot defendant to be resentenced following a Supreme Court ruling that limited the government’s use of a federal obstruction law.
Marine accused of Nazi salute at Capitol riot sentenced to prison
Tyler Bradley Dykes was an active-duty Marine when he grabbed a police riot shield and used it to push his way through the Capitol at the Jan. 6 riot.
By Michael Kunzelman