Cooley to face court-martial in historic first
By London Bishop - lbishop@aimmediamidwest.com
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE A sexual assault charge has been referred to general court-martial in the case of Air Force Maj. Gen. William T. Cooley, former commander of the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.
General Court-Martial Convening Authority Gen. Arnold. W. Bunch Jr., Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC) commander, referred one charge under the Uniformed Code of Military Justice, AFMC said Wednesday. The charge includes three specifications of sexual assault under Article 120.
“After a comprehensive review of all of the evidence from the investigation and the Article 32 preliminary hearing, I’ve informed Maj. Gen. Cooley of my decision to move his case to general court-martial,” Bunch said. “I can assure you this was not a decision made lightly, but I believe it was the right decision.”
4 days ago Maj. Gen. William T. Cooley, former Air Force Research Laboratory commander, will face court-martial on a sexual assault charge. (R.J. Oriez/Air Force) Maj. Gen. William Cooley, the former commander of the Air Force Research Laboratory, will face court-martial on a sexual assault charge, marking the first time the Air Force has ever opted to prosecute a general officer. Cooley is accused of making unwanted sexual advances toward a civilian woman, kissing and touching her through her clothes while off duty in Albuquerque, N.M., in August 2018. The two-star general also faces allegations that he made the woman touch him sexually through his clothing, without her consent. The woman is not a military employee.
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A National Policy Blueprint To End White Supremacist Violence
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A member of the Proud Boys guards the front stage during a rally in Portland, Oregon, on September 26, 2020.
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White supremacist violence is not new, but in recent years, it has become a primary national security threat in the United States.
1 Notions of racial superiority, hostility toward immigrants and minorities, and the myth of an embattled white majority defending its power have increasingly infiltrated mainstream American political and cultural discourse.
2 In October 2020, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published its annual threat assessment, identifying racially and ethnically motivated violent extremists, particularly white supremacist extremists, as “the most persistent and lethal threat in the Homeland.”
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Jersey City man pleads guilty to prison smuggling scheme
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The conspiracy used drones to smuggle contraband into Fort Dix under cover of darkness. (Derek Skinner / Shutterstock.com)
A Jersey City man admitted to participating in a conspiracy to use drones to smuggle contraband, including cell phones and tobacco, into the federal correctional facility at Fort Dix, and to possessing heroin and fentanyl with the intent to distribute, according to Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig.
Jason Arteaga-Loayza, aka “Juice,” 30, a former inmate at Fort Dix, pleaded guilty by videoconference before U.S. District Judge Susan D. Wigenton to one count of conspiracy to defraud the U.S. Bureau of Prisons and one count of possession of heroin and fentanyl with the intent to distribute.