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- DoD Fraud, Waste Abuse ► Reported 16 thru 31 JAN 2017 Jacksonville, FL
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U.S. Philippine Bases Update 16 ► Duterte | Weapon Depots Not Allowed Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte asked the United States on 29 JAN not to store weapons in local camps under a defense pact, saying his country may get entangled if fighting erupts between China and the U.S. Duterte said in a news conference that he would consider abrogating a 2014 defense pact that allows U.S. forces to temporarily station in designated Philippine camps if the Americans build weapon depots in those encampments. "They're unloading arms in the Philippines now," Duterte said, identifying three areas where U.S. forces were supposedly bringing in their armaments, including the western Philippine province of Palawan, which faces the disputed South China Sea. "I'm serving notice to the armed forces of the United States, do not do it, I will not allow it," Duterte said in the televised news conference after meeting top military and police officials. U.S. officials did not immediately comment on Duterte's remarks. The brash-talking Philippine leader, who took office in June, has been antagonistic to the administration of former President Barack Obama for raising concerns over Duterte's bloody crackdown on illegal drugs which has left thousands of mostly suspected drug users and small-time dealers dead. Duterte, who has moved to rebuild once-frosty relations with China, has repeatedly threatened to scale back military exercises with American troops and stop agreements that allow U.S. forces to visit. The agreements include the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement, which was signed by the treaty allies in 2014. But he has walked back many of those threats. Duterte said Washington was putting regional stability at risk and its actions could put the Philippines in "extreme danger" because of the posturing between the United States and China. "You are egging us ... egging us (on) to force the issue of arbitral judgment," he said, referring to the United States. "The missiles of China are pointed at the American expeditions," he said, referring to its naval patrols. "A depot would serve as a supply line." Duterte said he had an "urgent" message to China, asking it to help provide precision-guided missiles so Philippine troops could fight Islamic State-linked militants in the south. He said the court ruling on the South China Sea would be discussed with China when the time was right. "I made a commitment to President Xi Jinping, I made a solemn commitment that we will talk about this arbitral award during my term. When, I really do not know, but we will talk hard," he said. Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said 25 JAN that the Pentagon plans to start constructing facilities inside designated Philippine military camps as early as this year. Lorenzana mentioned at least three Philippine camps where the Americans plan to start constructions of buildings for their troops and equipment, including an air base in Palawan province. The U.S. military construction plans were delayed due to petitions to the Supreme Court that questioned EDCA's legality. The court declared that the defense pact conforms with the Philippine Constitution last year. [Source: The Associated Press | January 29, 2017 ++] ***************************** DoD Fraud, Waste & Abuse ► Reported 16 thru 31 JAN 2017 Jacksonville, FL – United States Attorney A. Lee Bentley, III announces that a federal jury has found Crystel Lee Riedling (44, Lake City) guilty of theft of government property and making a false statement. She faces a maximum penalty of 15 years in federal prison. Her sentencing hearing is scheduled for April 11, 2017. Riedling was indicted on February 18, 2016. According to evidence presented at trial, Riedling, a U.S. Army veteran, received almost $300,000 in disability benefits over the past five to six years. She began receiving the benefits after claiming that she was completely unable to use her right arm. In reality, Riedling had use of her right arm and was seen using it. Two doctors testified that Riedling was malingering and exaggerating her injuries. Statements presented at trial also included Riedling’s admission that she knew that receiving these benefits was “completely wrong.” The jury also found Riedling guilty of making false statements to the United States after she told an investigator that she was totally and permanently disabled. This case was investigated by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs – Office of Inspector General, the Social Security Administration - Office of the Inspector General, and the U.S. Department Health and Human DoJ U.S. Attorney’s Office | Middle District of Florida | January 12, 2017 ++] ***************************** POW/MIA Update 80 ► U.S.-Russia Joint Commission on POWs/MIAs When the Russian Imperial frigate Svetlana steamed into Norfolk in 1877, it carried Russian royalty and was considered a grand affair. Grand Duke Alexei Alexandrovich, Grand Duke Konstantin Konstantinovich and Prince Shcherbakov were visiting Hampton Roads as part of a diplomatic mission that involved entertaining hundreds of Americans aboard the Svetlana and dining at the posh Hygeia Hotel at Old Point Comfort in Hampton. An opera singer from New York was even brought down to perform for the royals at the Church Street Opera House. But while the Svetlana eventually left, not all of its crew did. Six sailors died of typhus while they were in Norfolk and were buried next to the naval hospital in Portsmouth. Three of them were identified for the first time DEC 2016. And on 27 JAN, about 140 years after they were interred, a formal funeral service was held for all six. The rector of the Russian Orthodox Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in Washington performed a brief ceremony, attended by officials from the Russian embassy and U.S. Navy. About a dozen passersby stopped to watch and take pictures as the Russian navy’s ensign, St. Andrew’s flag, was planted at each headstone. It was a rare sight of respect and cooperation for two countries that have been at odds over a number of issues in recent years. Tensions have included Russian aircraft buzzing a U.S. destroyer in the Baltic Sea in April and actions by Russian ships the U.S. Navy has deemed unsafe and unprofessional. 
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