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Frederick Moorefield Jr., a deputy chief information officer for the Office of the Secretary of Defense, allegedly used an encrypted messaging app to discuss dogfighting with people across the U.S.

A high-ranking Pentagon official has been involved in dogfighting since at least 2002 and is accused of executing dogs that performed "poorly" in fights, according to a federal criminal complaint.

Senior Pentagon official Frederick Moorefield was arrested Thursday and charged with furthering a dogfighting ring.

A senior official in the Defense Department's communications staff has been charged with participating in a dogfighting ring for more than 20 years.

An informant referred to in the document mentioned participating in a dogfight against one of Moorefields dogs around 2009. As per the affidavit, Moorefield had contacted his associates in the dogfighting community, canvassing for contenders to set up additional fights.

A bill being considered on Capitol Hill would require the Pentagon to report to Congress by the end of the year regarding the dangers of Chinese control over global logistics networks that could affect U.S. military resupplies in a future U.S.-China crisis or conflict.

With the revelation that a senior executive at the OSD promoted a dog fighting venture using an encrypted messaging application, there’s a light on DoD privacy policies.

Frederick Douglass Moorefield Jr. was arrested Thursday on charges of promoting and furthering an animal fighting venture, according to the DOJ. 

A Department of Defense official was arrested last week in connection with a dogfighting operation that included betting and the execution of dogs that lost their contests.