It's crazy how they hear something in right wing social media and instantly adopt it as their own opinion. They didn't know Paul Whelan from a cat turn before all this.
And Griner may be a heluva better American than Paul Whelan, too. Of course if the Republicans can rally around a disloyal thief, that's their fella.
Here's the link to his final court martial order:
A military judge sitting as a special court martial convicted the appellant, consistent with his pleas, of attempted larceny, three specifications of dereliction of duty, making a false official statement, wrongfully using another’s social security number,1 and ten specifications of making and uttering checks without having sufficient funds in his account for payment, in violation of Articles 80, 92, 107, and 134, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 U.S.C. §§ 880, 892, 907, and 934. He was sentenced to 60 days restriction, reduction to pay grade E-4, and, a bad-conduct discharge. The convening authority approved the sentence as adjudged.2
We have carefully considered the record of trial, the appellant’s assignment of error alleging that the approved sentence is inappropriately severe, and the Government’s response. We conclude that the findings and sentence are correct in law and fact and that no error materially prejudicial to the substantive rights of the appellant was committed. Arts. 59(a) and 66(c), UCMJ. We specifically find that the sentence is appropriate for the offender and his offenses. United States v. Baier, 60 M.J. 382 (C.A.A.F. 2005); United States v. Healy, 26 M.J. 394, 395-96 (C.M.A. 1988); United States v. Snelling, 14 M.J. 267, 268 (C.M.A. 1982).
Conclusion
Accordingly, we affirm the findings and the sentence as approved by the convening authority.
For the Court R.H. TROIDL Clerk of Court
