Military fraud netted some $178K

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Thursday, March 7, 2013

Military fraud netted some $178K

Deputy allegedly stole, sold back bullets in Iraq before joining Sheriff's Office

BY ADAM LINHARDT Citizen Staff
alinhardt@keysnews.com

More details emerged Wednesday in the case of an Upper Keys Monroe County Sheriff's Office deputy accused of stealing bullets and double-billing taxpayers while working for a security company in Iraq.

Jason Brian Strong is accused of conspiring with others in a scheme that netted at least $177,797 while he worked in Baghdad as deputy manager of Nevada-based Security Operat...

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Hmmm

Submitted on Thu, 03/07/2013 - 8:08am by ===

So much for the Sheriff's Office background check and polygraph procedures.

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Polygraph? What a joke.

Submitted on Sat, 03/09/2013 - 11:15am by *.* CLEARLY the original

I know of a pathological liar that passed their polygraph test, and he also gave an entire fake military history and they never checked him out. They hired him.