case. Many soldiers faced the same or more punishment than the soldiers from the Abu Ghraib case with similar
charges. Many cases involved individuals with little or no intelligence value and pictures and videos were taken.
Yet all of these soldiers received much less than the MP's of the Abu Ghraib case.
Click on each name to read the background of each of the cases. This information was gathered to the best of our
abilities, and any discrepancies are not intentional. Comparisons for similar charges but disparate sentences of the
Abu Ghraib MP's and other soldiers can be found here.
| NAME |
CHARGES |
FINDINGS and maximum faced |
SENTENCE |
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| SFC Perkins Soldiers used “creative”, non- lethal means to deter crime and get respect. Allowed to present evidence for this defense. |
2 counts Aggravated Assault; 1 count Assault consum. by battery; Obstruction of justice; Manslaughter (Tigris River drowning) |
Acquitted of Manslaughter; Guilty of all other charges Faced 11.5 years, DD, Total Forfeiture Reduction to E-1 |
6 months confinement; Reduction to SSG; fine; |
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| LT Saville Bet with another PLT to see who’d throw an Iraqi into the river first; first tried to mislead investigators |
2 counts Assault; 1 lesser assault; Obstruction of justice; Dereliction of Duty; |
Plead guilty and convicted of all; Faced 12 years; Dishonorable Discharge; Forfeiture |
45 Days confinement; Fine for 6 months |
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| SSG (no name) "Robin Hood" Tax Soldiers beat detainees: caused broken collar bone, collapsed lung, facial fractures, broken ribs, etc… |
Unlawful Discharge of a firearm; Aggravated assault; Robbery; Dereliction of Duty |
Found guilty at Summary Court-Martial 24.5 years confinement; DD; Total Forfeiture at General Court-Martial |
Letter of Reprimand; Fine; |
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| SGT Firmon CA Natl Guard; Alpha Co. Video of Stun Gun used on handcuffed detainees; used on at least one detainees testicles; ordinary criminals |
Conspiracy to commit maltreatment; Maltreatment; Obstruction of justice; Dereliction of Duty |
Convicted of all charges Faced up to 7.5 years confinement; DD; Reduction to E-1; Total Forfeiture |
1 Year Confinement; Reduction to E1 Bad Conduct Discharge |
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| SSG McKenzie Civilian Corrections Officer; assault of detainees at Camp Bucca and false statement to investigators |
Maltreatment; False Statement; Dereliction of Duty |
Found guilty at Non-judicial hearing 6.5 years prison; DD; Total Forfeiture at Gen. Court-Martial |
Extra duty and restriction for 30 days; Fine; Reduced to E5; Gen. Dis Discharge, findings of Misconduct Reversed |
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| PFC Brand (Dilawar) Two detainees known by most involved to be innocent, hit so many times muscles turned to pulp and would have needed amputation had they lived |
2 Counts each of: Assault; Maltreatment; Maiming; and False-swearing; Homicide BRAND STRUCK DETAINEE OVER 37 TIMES |
Convicted of 1 count of each charge; Homicide charge dropped Faced up to 15 years Confinement; DD; Reduction to E-1; Forfeiture of all Pay and allowances |
Reduction in Rank to E1; |
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| CPT Martin Kicked Iraqis, threatened them, pointed a gun at his own Sergeant; told his soldier not to discuss what he saw |
8 counts of assault and aggravated assault; Obstruction of justice; Conduction unbecoming an Officer |
Convicted of 1 count aggravated assault and 2 counts of assault Faced up to 9 years confinement; DD; Total Forfeiture |
45 days confinement; fine; letter of reprimand |
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| SFC Price Forced a trainee to swallow his vomit; hit trainee, dragged trainee down the hall by the ankles |
9 Counts Maltreatment; Obstruction of justice; assault |
Obstruction of justice; 3 Counts Maltreatment; 8 Years; Confinement; DD; Total Forfeiture at General Court-Martial |
Reduction in Rank to E6 |
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| SSG Rhoades Multiple assaults on trainees; threatened trainees with harm if they talked about it |
5 counts maltreatment; Impeding an investigation; |
Convicted of all charges Faced up to 10 years; DD; Total Forfeiture |
30 days Confinement; BCD; |
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| SFC Stauffer Drill Sergeants get weeks of training on “appropriate physical contact with trainees” |
Maltreatment; Obstruction of justice; assault |
Convicted of all but assault charge; Faced up to 6.5 years; DD; Total Forfeitures |
Reduction to E6; Letter of Reprimand |
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| CPT Fulton Did not stop senior nco's under his command from abusing trainees and lied about it to investigators; |
Willful Dereliction of Duty; False Swearing; Maltreatment |
Convicted of Negligent Dereliction of Duty; False Swearing Faced 3.5 years confinement; DD; Total Forfeiture |
6 months confinement |
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| CPT Cunningham; MAJ Gwinner; Lt Col Sassaman Misled investigators in official investigation |
Conspiracy to impede a homicide investigation involving Tigris River drowning |
Non-judicial hearing Guilty 5 years at Court-Martial |
Article 15’s for all; No criminal convictions or prison time; punishments not disclosed |
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| 10th Mtn. Soldiers Soldiers posed for photographs while beating detainees and threatening detainees with weapons; also trophy shots with dead enemy EPW; supervisors ordered destruction of evidence but missed a disk of the abuse that was discovered |
8 soldiers charged with dereliction of duty No maltreatment, assault, obstruction of justice, conspiracy, or indecent acts charges?? |
Not clear whether any soldiers were prosecuted or disciplined; no officers charged for ordering destruction of evidence |
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| SPC (no name) "Robin Hood" Tax Soldiers severely assaulted several detained youths whose heads were covered with sandbags and hands were flexi-cuffed |
Unlawful Discharge of a firearm; Aggravated assault; Robbery; Dereliction of Duty |
Chapter 10 Discharge to avoid Court-Martial 24.5 years confinement; DD; Total Forfeiture at General Court-Martial |
Unknown type of Discharge (Honorable, General, or Other Than Honorable) No criminal conviction or prison time |
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| SGT (no name) "Robin Hood" Tax Soldiers confiscated money and weapons from detained Iraqis for a Platoon fund; Weapons were taken in case an Iraqi was murdered, so there would be a back up plan to avoid jail. |
Unlawful Discharge of a firearm; Aggravated assault; Robbery; Dereliction of Duty |
Found guilty at Summary Court-Martial 24.5 years confinement; DD; Total Forfeiture at General Court-Martial |
60 Days Confinement; Reduction in Rank |
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| PFC (no name) "Robin Hood" Tax Soldiers held detainees while other soldiers boot stomped detainees, hit detainee in the gut with a chunk of wood, wrote on detainees and shaved eyebrows of detainee |
Unlawful Discharge of a firearm; Aggravated assault; Robbery; Dereliction of Duty |
Chapter 10 Discharge to avoid Court-Martial 24.5 years confinement; DD; Total Forfeiture at General Court-Martial |
Unknown type of Discharge (Honorable, General, or Other Than Honorable) No criminal conviction or prison time |
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| SGT David CA Natl Guard; Alpha Co; Video of Stun Gun used on handcuffed detainees; used on at least one detainees testicles; ordinary criminals |
Maltreatment; Dereliction of Duty |
Convicted of both charges Faced 1.5 years confinement; DD; Total Forfeitures; |
5 months confinement; Reduction in rank; Fine; |
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| SGT Gomez CA Natl Guard; Alpha Co; Video of Stun Gun used on handcuffed detainees; used on at least one detainees testicles; ordinary criminals |
Maltreatment; Dereliction of Duty |
Convicted of both charges Faced 1.5 years confinement; DD; Total forfeitures |
6 months confinement; Reduction in rank; Fine; BCD |
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| Other Soldiers Ca Natl Guard Alpha Co; Video of Stun Gun used on handcuffed detainees; used on at least one detainees testicles; ordinary criminals |
Maltreatment; Dereliction of Duty |
5 soldiers pleaded guilty at Summary Court Martial 1.5 years confinement; DD; Total forfeitures at General Court Martial |
1 soldier received Non-judicial punishment; 4 received sentences of hard labor for up to 45 days; |
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| Bravo Co; Ca Natl Guard Officer Extortion of Iraqi Businessmen for “soldiers” fund |
Multiple charges possible |
One officer charged to date; Entire Company had been suspended from duty |
No details of punishment/charges; |
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| 1SG Jones, Delta Co; Ca Natl. Guard Threatening an Iraqi detainee with a weapon; Mock execution of detainee by firing 9mm by detainees temple. |
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Relieved of Duty |
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| MSG Girman Civilian State Trooper Assaulting detainees at Camp Bucca |
Maltreatment; Dereliction of Duty; |
Non-judicial Hearing: found guilty of both charges 1.5 years confinement; DD; Total Forfeitures at General Court-Martial |
Extra duty and restriction to base for 30 days; Fine; Other than Honorable General Discharge(automatic reduction to E1) Discharge, findings of Misconduct Reversed |
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| SGT Edmondson Assaulting detainees at Camp Bucca |
Maltreatment; Dereliction of Duty |
Chapter 10 Discharge to avoid Court-Martial Faced same as ↑ |
Other than Honorable Discharge; No criminal conviction or prison time |
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| SPC Canjar Assaulting detainees at Camp Bucca; false statement to investigators |
Maltreatment; False Statement; Dereliction of Duty |
Non-judicial Hearing: found guilty of all charges 6.5 years confinement; DD; Total Forfeitures at General Court-Martial |
Extra duty and restriction for 30 days; Fine; Reduced to E1; Gen. Dis Discharge, findings of Misconduct Reversed |
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| SGT Morden Dilawar/Habibulah Assault of detainee, watched as other soldiers assaulted detainees |
Assault; 2 Counts of Dereliction of Duty; Maltreatment |
Plead guilty to all but Maltreatment, which was dropped 1.5 years ;DD; Reduction to E-1; Total Forfeitures |
75 days confinement Reduction to E1; BCD |
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| SPC Cammack Dilawar/Habibulah Struck prisoner even though he did not feel threatened; lied to investigators |
Maltreatment; assault; 2 counts false statement; |
Plead guilty to all but Maltreatment, which was dropped; 10.5 years; DD; E-1; Total Forfeitures |
3 months confinement; reduction to E1; BCD; Fine; |
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| SPC Walls Dilawar/Habibulah Assaulted detainee, watched as others assaulted detainees |
Assault; Dereliction of Duty |
Plead guilty to both charges Faced 1 year; BCD; E-1; Total Forfeitures |
2 months confinement; reduction to E1; BCD; Fine |
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| SGT Claus Dilawar/Habibulah Forced detainee to kiss his and another soldier’s boots; forced water down detainee’s throat, twisted hood over detainee’s head |
Maltreatment; Assault |
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5 months confinement; reduction to E1; BCD |
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| SGT Salcedo Dilawar/Habibulah Kicked a prisoner; grabbed a prisoner by his head and ears; pushed detainee into wall several times |
Assault; Dereliction of Duty; |
Plead guilty to both, 2 related charges dropped; Cap of 4 months jail due to plea agreement; Could have faced 1 year; BCD; Total forfeitures; E-1 |
Reduction to E4; Fine 2/3 pay for 4 months; Letter of Reprimand |
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| SGT Boland Dilawar/Habibulah Watched a subordinate beat a detainee; shackled a detainee and denied him medical treatment |
Maltreatment; Assault Dereliction of Duty |
Dereliction of duty Faced up to 6 months confinement; BCD; Total Forfeitures; |
Letter of Reprimand for Dereliction of Duty |
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| 4 Spec Ops Soldiers Unauthorized use of Tasers on detainees; various assaults on detainees requiring medical attention; threatening DIA employees; |
Many possible charges ??? |
Administrative hearings |
Administrative Punishments (not announced); reassignments; |
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| SFC Williams Armed Robbery of vehicle by gunpoint from detained Iraqi; thought it was ok; thought it was ok to allow soldiers to drink as well. |
Armed Robbery(with a firearm); Dereliction of Duty; |
Convicted of both charges Faced up to 15.5 years; DD; Total Forfeitures; Reduction to E-1 |
Reduction to E1; BCD |
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| LT Pavlik Made a false statement about whether or not he knew his soldiers carjacked an Iraqi sheik's SUV |
Accessory after the fact; False Official Statement; Violating a lawful order; conduct unbecoming an officer |
Found guilty of False Statement; Plead guilty to violating lawful order; conduct unbecoming |
1 month confinement; dismissal Faced 7.5 years; DD; Total Forfeitures; |
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| Lt Col West Assaulted detainee; threatened detainee; discharged weapon near detainee’s head; watched soldiers beat detainee; |
Aggravated Assault; |
Administrative Hearing: 8 years confinement; DD; Total Forfeitures at General Court-Martial |
Fine ½ mo pay for 2 months Retired Spring 2004 with full benefits |
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| 4 Unnamed soldiers of Lt Col West Beat Iraqi detainee on head and body; did not stop or report their own or Col West’s assault |
Dereliction of Duty; Assault; etc.. |
Non-judicial hearing |
Field Grade Article 15’s No punishments listed |
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| 2nd Lt Yancy 2 mock executions, one involving a common criminal |
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Administrative Punishment |
Other than Honorable Discharge |
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| SGT Lozano Carjacking Hijacked vehicle by gunpoint from detained Iraqi; |
Armed Robbery; False statement |
Convicted of both charges Faced 15 years; DD; Total Forfeitures; |
2.5 years confinement; DD; Total Forfeitures Released after 9 months |
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| PFC Sting Electrocuted Detainee for throwing trash and speaking loudly; |
Assault; maltreatment; conspiracy to commit assault; Dereliction of Duty |
Plead guilty to all charges Faced up to 5.5 years confinement; DD; Total Forfeitures |
1 year confinement; BCD; reduction to E1; Total Forfeitures; Clemency granted after 4 months |
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| PFC Trefney Electrocuted Detainee for throwing trash and speaking loudly |
Assault; violating a lawful order; false official statement; maltreatment; conspiracy(assault); Dereliction of Duty |
Plead guilty to all charges Faced 12.5 years confinement; DD; Total Forfeitures; |
8 months confinement; BCD; Reduction to E1; Total forfeitures |
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| Major Paulus Camp Whitehorse ordered subordinates to drag detainee by the neck out of a cell |
Assault and battery; Maltreatment; Dereliction of Duty; |
Convicted of Maltreatment and Dereliction of Duty Faced 1.5 years confinement; DD; Total Forfeitures |
Dismissed from service |
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| SGT Pittman Camp Whitehorse Assaulted multiple detainees; did not protect detainees from abuse Civilian Federal Prison Guard |
Assault, Dereliction |
Convicted of charges Faced 6 months confinement and BCD |
60 Days Hard Labor; Reduction to E1 |
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| Navy Seal Lt Allowed men under his command to abuse Iraqi detainee who later died at Abu Ghraib |
Dereliction of Duty; Conduct unbecoming an Officer; |
Non-judicial hearing |
Letter of Reprimand |
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| SPC Barron and PFC Lee Detained Iraqi citizen and robbed his house at gunpoint and then discharged their weapons as they were leaving the area |
Both were charged with: Armed Robbery; Unlawful Discharge of a Firearm |
Both were given Chapter 10 Discharges to avoid Court-Martial; 16 years confinement, DD; Total forfeitures, reduction to E-1 at General Court-martial |
Unknown type of Discharge (Honorable, General, or Other Than Honorable) No criminal conviction or prison time |
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| SGT Trevino Detained an Iraqi shopkeeper, drove him to an isolated area, and robbed him at gunpoint |
Kidnapping; Armed Robbery; |
Guilty of Armed Robbery at a Special Court-Martial 15 Years confinement; DD; Total Forfeitures; Reduction to E-1 at General Court-Martial |
5 Months Confinement |
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| PFC Garrett Detained an Iraqi shopkeeper, drove him to an isolated area, and robbed him at gunpoint |
Kidnapping; Armed Robbery |
Guilty of Armed Robbery; Assault and Battery at a Special Court-Martial 15.5 Years confinement; DD; Total Forfeitures; Reduction to E-1 at General Court-Martial |
1 month confinement |
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| PFC Richmond Shot an unarmed, handcuffed Iraqi after requesting to shoot the Iraqi an hour before the shooting |
Unpremeditated murder |
Convicted of Voluntary manslaughter 15 Years confinement; DD; Total Forfeitures; Reduction to E-1 |
3 years confinement; Reduction to E1; DD; Total Forfeitures |
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| SPC Dajani Supplied a handgun to a fellow soldier who shot and killed an interpreter in the head. He then lied about the incident |
False Statement; Accessory after the fact involuntary manslaughter |
Plead guilty to both 10 Years confinement; DD; Total Forfeitures; Reduction to E-1 |
18 months confinement; Reduction to E1; BCD |
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| SPC Hoosier Shot and killed an interpreter and then lied about it |
Involuntary manslaughter; False statement |
Convicted of both 15 years confinement; DD; Total Forfeitures; Reduction to E-1 |
3 years confinement; Reduction to E1; BCD |
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| CPL Berg Shot Iraqi Police Officer and shot himself |
Murder; Self-injury; False-swearing |
Plead guilty to Negligent homicide; Self-injury; False-swearing 11 years confinement; DD; Total Forfeitures; Reduction to E-1 |
18 months confinement; Reduction to E1; BCD; |
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| SSG Horne Murdered a severely wounded Iraqi teenager |
Murder; conspiracy to commit murder |
Plead guilty to both Up to life in prison; DD; Reduction to E-1; Total Forfeitures |
3 years confinement; Reduction to E1; DD; Total Forfeitures |
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| SSG Alban Murdered a severely wounded Iraqi teenager |
Murder; conspiracy to commit murder |
Convicted of both charges Up to life in prison; DD; Reduction to E-1; Total Forfeitures |
1 year confinement; Reduction to E1; BCD; Total Forfeitures |
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| CPT Maynulet With no medical training, decided to put a wounded man “out of his misery” |
Assault with intent to commit murder; dereliction of duty |
Convicted of assault with intent to commit voluntary manslaughter; Faced 10 years confinement; DD; Total Forfeitures; |
Dismissal from the Army |
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| SPC Martino-Poole Shot and killed Iraqi detainee for moving near razor wire |
Manslaughter |
Chapter 10 Discharge to avoid Court-Martial 15 years confinement; Reduction to E-1; DD; Total Forfeitures at General Court-Martial |
Unknown type of Discharge (Honorable, General, or Other Than Honorable) No criminal conviction or prison time |
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| SPC May Shot a detained Iraqi twice in the head because another soldier told him “You know what you have to do” |
Unpremeditated murder |
Convicted of charge at court-martial Up to life in prison; DD; Reduction to E-1; Total Forfeitures |
5 years confinement; Reduction to E1; DD; Total Forfeitures |
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| SPC (name unknown) Killed an Iraqi teen who stole an MRE that were being given away |
Voluntary Manslaughter |
Commander decided to take lesser action against soldier 10 years confinement; DD; Total Forfeitures; Reduction to E-1 at General Court-Martial |
Counseling by Commander |
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| Unknown Marine Case 1 Threw a lit match on hand sanitizer as a detainee was using it, causing 2nd degree burns to detainee |
Aggravated Assault |
Guilty at Special Court-Martial 3 years confinement; DD; Total Forfeitures; Reduction to E-1 at General Court- Martial |
90 days Confinement; Reduction to E2 |
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| Unknown Marine Case 2 Held a 9mm pistol to the back of bound detainee’s head and draped another in U.S. flag while others took pictures; poured water on detainee |
Dereliction of Duty; Assault; Maltreatment; |
Guilty at Special Court-Martial 1.5 years – 4.5 years confinement; DD; Total Forfeitures at General Court- Martial depending on charges |
Confinement for 90 days; fine; Reduction to E1; BCD |
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| Unknown Marine Case 3 Beat multiple detainees on various parts of their bodies with fists. |
Violation of a Lawful Order; Assault; Maltreatment |
Guilty at Special Court-Martial 2 years confinement; DD; Total Forfeitures at General Discharge at General Court-Martial |
Confinement for 6 months; Reduction to E1; BCD |
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| Unknown Marine Case 4 Ordered Iraqi juveniles to kneel by shallow fighting holes and discharged weapon; sprayed suspected looters with a fire extinguisher |
Dereliction of Duty |
Guilty at Special Court-Martial 3-6 months confinement; fine or Total forfeitures; BCD possible at General Court-Martial |
30 Days Hard Labor without confinement; Reduction to E3 |
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| SGT Williams Murdered 2 Iraqis, and took a photograph of body; told another soldier to shoot a third Iraqi |
1 count premeditated murder; 1 count unpremeditated murder |
Convicted at General Court Martial |
Life with parole; Total Forfeitures; Reduction to E1; DD; Reduced to 25 Years for testimony against officer in case; but lied to get lighter sentence |
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