Case Results

Navy enlisted member was one of several men charged in state court with the brutal capital murder and rape of a young dependent wife. Our client confessed to being involved in the rape, but said he left before the woman was murdered by the others. ...

Navy 02-E with 15 years of service was reported positive on a command sweep urinalysis for d-amphetamine. At the Show Cause Board of Inquiry, we established significant problems with the collection process. The board voted 3-0 for NO MISCONDUCT .

Air Force NCO was charged with indecent sexual assault of a junior co-worker in a public bathroom. If convicted, he would have certainly faced a lengthy period of confinement, a punitive discharge and a federal conviction and would have been required ...

Navy 0-4 with 15 years of service was assigned as an OIC of an overseas detachment was detached for cause. After the DFC was approved, Navy Bureau of Personnel directed that the officer be required to appear before an administrative Show Cause Board ...

Navy Chief Warrant Officer was charged with assorted violations of the UCMJ related to alleged theft of government computer equipment from DRMO. Client had 20+ years of service and was advised of the charges the day before his retirement ceremony. ...

An E-6 in the Navy was charged with raping and sexually abusing his stepdaughter while photographing and videotaping the sex acts. Two independent witnesses testified that they allegedly saw the video tape of the accused having sex with the child. ...

USN E5 was convicted at a General Court Martial of offenses related to possession of child pornography and was sentenced to a Bad Conduct Discharge, confinement for 90 days and reduction to the paygrade of E-1. Our law firm was retained to represent ...

Navy/O-6 issued a Letter of Intent (LOI) to revoke eligibility for a security clearance under Guideline B (Foreign Influence) and Guideline F (Financial Considerations) , for six allegations of questionable/significant U.S. currency transactions from ...

We were retained by a civil service employee to represent her in court on a charge of obstructing justice. The employee was accused of interfering with the military police in the performance of their duties for not allowing them to search her vehicle ...

Navy 0-3, a Naval Academy graduate, was taken to Mast (NJP) on a Naval ship for charges related to failure to comply with Liberty-Buddy regulation, as well as fraternization, false official statement and conduct unbecoming an officer for abandoning ...

Army E-7 charged with 17 offenses related to alleged theft of a large quantity of Meals Ready to Eat, to include a second charge of larceny of MRE's which were allegedly traded for a used car, several specifications of obstruction of justice, as well ...

Army E-6 faced administrative separation for rehabilitation failure. Client had become addicted to pain medication prescribed to him by the military. After doing a self-referral, asking for help with the addiction, our client was placed into a ...

A Navy first class was charged with a positive urinalysis. Upon our advice, the sailor refused NJP and demanded Courts-Martial, however several days prior to the trial, the command withdrew the charges and took our client directly to an ...

Navy officer charged with fraternization with 3 enlisted females, as well as 3 specifications of assault and battery upon one of the enlisted females, false official statement and adultery. The Government had a video tape of sexual activity by our ...

Army E-4 charged with rape and sexual assault of his step-daughter over several years. The child and mother refused to testify at the Art. 32. At trial, after our intense cross examination of the child, her mother, her father and close friend who she ...

Army E-8, issued a Letter of Intent (LOI) to revoke security clearance under Guideline E (Personal Conduct) and Guideline D (Sexual Behavior) , for allegations of engaging in an inappropriate relationship with a subordinate member. The Law Firm of ...

Army E-2 was charged with forcible sodomy and three counts of rape related to an incident where several soldiers were drinking in a motel room. The government had witnesses ready to testify that the alleged victim was highly intoxicated and that our ...

An Air Force E-6 with 19 ½ years of service retained us to represent her for a positive urinalysis. The military attorney had recommended our client accept NJP. We advised our client to refuse NJP and demand Courts-Martial, which she did. At trial, ...

Army officer was reported as positive on a urinalysis. Upon our advice, he refused NJP and demanded Courts-Martial. The command elected to give our client a Letter of Reprimand and directed that he appear before a Show Cause Board. We were able to ...

Navy Master Chief (E-9) with 23 years of service faced an Article 32 on four specifications of assault/battery on his wife (2 before marriage, 2 after marriage) as well as drunk and disorderly conduct. After the Article 32, the charges were referred ...

Command Master Chief with twenty years of service was charged with raping a young female sailor who worked in his office. After the Article 32 Investigation, all charges were WITHDRAWN .

Naval officer was implicated in offenses related to conspiracy to commit larceny and sale of military property, as well as hazing of a junior enlisted member and falsification of personnel records. After extended pre-trial negotiations, we secured a ...

Department of Defense notified contractor employee it was unable to grant employee access to classified information and recommended case be submitted to an Administrative Judge for a determination, based upon Guideline B (Foreign Influence), ...

Navy Warrant Officer was charged with multiple sexual related offenses with females on his command. Although we negotiated a rather favorable pre-trial agreement which protected him from extensive confinement, the client was more concerned with ...

Navy Senior Chief with 15 years of outstanding service faced a Special Court-Martial on charges of sexual harassment and abusive sexual contact (with resultant sex offender registration if convicted) on allegations of grabbing the arm of an E-3 while ...

Air Force E-7: Issued a Letter of Intent (LOI)/Statement of Reasons (SOR) to revoke eligibility for access to classified information, and assignment to duties that have been designated National Security Sensitive -- under Guideline E (Personal ...

We were retained to represent a former Sailor who was charged with violating the terms of his probation based upon failure to pay restitution and being convicted of new charges out of state. He was arrested and extradited to Virginia to face the ...

A Naval officer was charged with sexual assault of a dependent wife. After the Art. 32 Investigation during which we established significant issues as to the credibility of the complainant, the case was sent to Captain's Mast on board a Naval ship, ...

Navy E-8 with well in excess of 20 years of service was charged with larceny of over $60,000 from the Chief's fund on board a Naval ship. Evidence showed our client wrote many checks from the Chief's fund payable directly to himself and used for his ...

Marine recruiter (E-5) was charged with recruiter misconduct involving 2 female recruits, as well as multiple sexual assault charges, including 2 specifications of rape, and forcible sodomy. After the Art 32 investigation, all charges related to one ...

Our client, a Navy man with over 12 years of active service, was charged with stealing materials from a major hardware store. He plead not guilty to the charge of petty larceny at trial. The store’s loss prevention manager testified that he saw our ...

Navy E-7 was charged with violating Article 80, UCMJ for attempting to communicate indecent language to a child, as well four (4) specifications of Article 134, UCMJ, for using the internet to solicit a minor for immoral purposes, attempted transfer ...

Navy EOD Chief with over 16 years of service came up positive on a random urinalysis for THC. Client had purchased CBD oil which stated on its label “Contains 0% THC” to use for pain relief after 3 surgeries relating to fracturing his leg in a ...

Air Force E-6, with 17 years of service, faced a General Court-Martial for aggravated sexual contact with a child under 12. At trial, the Government introduced evidence, over objection of the defense, that a forensic analysis of our client’s computer ...

A senior Air Force officer who was a department head was charged with use of a controlled substance. Our client was offered NJP, however upon our advice, he refused to accept NJP and demanded Courts-Martial. The charge was WITHDRAWN one week prior to ...

Senior Naval officer was charged with allegations related to sexual harassment arising from multiple alcohol-related incidents. We advised officer to refuse Non-Judicial Punishment, which likely would have lead to General Courts-Martial. The command ...

An Army E-6 was accused of repeatedly stabbing her husband. At trial before enlisted members, which took place in Korea, the accused was found NOT GUILTY of the charges of attempted premeditated murder and aggravated assault.

Issued a Letter of Intent (LOI)/Statement of Reasons (SOR) to revoke eligibility for security clearance, and assignment to a sensitive position -- under Guideline G (Alcohol Consumption), Guideline H (Drug Involvement), and Guideline J (Criminal ...

Air Force 0-4 with approximately 19 years of service was convicted by a military jury of wrongful possession of child pornography. At the sentencing hearing, the prosecution asked the jury for a lengthy period of confinement, as well as a punitive ...

Air Force E-5 was charged with rape of a junior service-member. After extensive cross-examination revealed several inconsistencies and other problems with the complainant’s testimony at the Art. 32 hearing, the charge was WITHDRAWN .

Army E-9: Issued a Letter of Intent (LOI)/Statement of Reasons (SOR) to revoke eligibility for security clearance and access to Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) -- under Guideline B (Foreign Influence) and Guideline E (Personal Conduct); due ...

Marine E-3 downloaded child pornography to his laptop before deploying to Afghanistan. Once in Afghanistan, our client saved the files in question, as well as adult pornography to an external hard drive. Other Marines asked to borrow his external ...

A Navy Lieutenant Commander who was an Executive Officer of a Naval ship had been summarily taken to Admiral's Mast while deployed at sea for offenses involving alleged assault upon one of the junior sailors in his command. The client’s career was at ...

Army PVT, completed active duty enlistment and transferred to the IRR as required to complete his Military Service Obligation (MSO). Received orders activating him and directing him to report for an 18 month deployment. Assisted client in submitting ...

Navy Commander charged with espionage-related offenses. After the Article 32 Investigation, we were able to secure the ADMINISTRATIVE DISCHARGE OF OUR CLIENT WITHOUT A COURT-MARTIAL .

Navy nursing officer with over 20 years in service was charged with numerous offenses alleging theft and use of controlled drugs while deployed on a ship, as well as while employed part time at a civilian hospital. Prior to the Courts-Martial, ...

Department of Defense (DOD) federal employee issued a Letter of Intent (LOI) to revoke security clearance under Guideline E (Personal Conduct), Guideline H (Drug Involvement) and Guideline J (Criminal Conduct) , for allegations of illegal use of ...

Issued a Letter of Intent (LOI)/Statement of Reasons (SOR) to revoke eligibility for security clearance, and assignment to a sensitive position -- under Guideline G (Alcohol Consumption), Guideline H (Drug Involvement), and Guideline J (Criminal ...

Air Force officer was charged with three felony offenses in state court related to prescription fraud. We secured a withdrawal of one of the felony charges in one city, as well as a withdrawal of another felony charge in a second city. We negotiated ...

An Air Force doctor was charged with two (2) specifications of dereliction of duty, five (5) specifications of indecent assaults upon his female patients and one (1) specification of attempted indecent assault another female patient. After our ...

A Navy E-5 contacted our firm after being charged with three offenses in Hampton: Annoying Ringing of a Telephone, a Class 3 misdemeanor; and Stalking and Profane Language over Public Airways, both Class 1 misdemeanors. The person who made the ...

Coast Guard E-4 was charged with rape, indecent assault, adultery, indecent act and disobeying a lawful order (fraternization). Our client got himself involved in a sexual relationship with a married non-rate member of his command. Evidence presented ...

An Army Captain was taken to a Show Cause Board for failure to keep pace with his contemporaries. He was represented by military counsel at that Board and the Board resulted in a recommendation that he be discharged. Client retained us after ...

Army Warrant Officer was charged with AWOL, as well as use of drugs. We submitted a request for discharge in lieu of Courts-Martial, however the command refused to accept that and referred the charges to a General Courts-Martial. On the first day of ...

Navy Third Class was charged with premeditated murder in the beating death of his wife in Bermuda. After the Article 32 Investigation, we were able to negotiate a plea on a voluntary manslaughter charge and took the case to an enlisted jury for ...

A former Navy First Class who had been taken to Mast and separated by an Administrative Separation Board for a positive urinalysis, came to us to assist in his efforts to maintain an action against the Navy for his case. Finding an inconsistency ...

Navy E-7 tested positive for marijuana and before he retained our services, requested to take a NCIS polygraph. Despite the fact that the NCIS polygraph examiner testified that our client was in his opinion deceptive on the polygraph, we secured a ...

A Navy E-2 was charged with raping a fourteen-year-old with a couple of his friends. The girl named our client as the rapist, and after hours of interrogation by NCIS, our client signed a sworn statement wherein he admitted to being the rapist. At ...

Navy E-7 faced allegations of raping and sexually assaulting his daughter. Although the command elected not to prosecute, Family Advocacy forwarded to Naval Personnel Command that their investigation substantiated the allegations, which resulted in ...

Active Duty O-5, U.S. Navy/Medical Corps, required to show cause for retention before a Board of Inquiry for misconduct (wrongful use of a controlled substance - cocaine), and substandard performance of duty. Our representation resulted in the Board ...

A junior Air Force enlisted man was charged by civilian authorities with several offenses related to engaging in sexual relations with underage girls. We secured the WITHDRAWAL of all charges prior to the preliminary hearing.

We were able to secure an HONORABLE DISCHARGE for an Air Force physician who experienced separation anxiety and initially resisted returning to her duties after the birth of her child.

Air Force officer charged in civilian court with sexual offenses against his wife. We were able to negotiate the AF assuming jurisdiction of the case, and thereafter negotiated a disposition of the charges at Non-Judicial Punishment.

A Sailor contacted us after being charged with Contributing to the Delinquency of a Minor for allegedly barricading himself in a room in his home with his young son. After arguing with his wife, our client allegedly locked himself in a room with his ...

Navy E-4 was charged with rape, sodomy and indecent acts upon his 10 year old step-daughter, in addition to assorted charges related to opening mail, fraudulent use of credit cards and fraudulent enlistment. We negotiated a pre-trial agreement ...

Prior to retaining our law firm, Navy E-4 was tried by a General Court-Martial composed of officer and enlisted members. Contrary to his plea, Appellant was convicted of two specifications of knowingly receiving images of child pornography, in ...

Enlisted Marine was charged with 26 offenses against his wife, to include rape, maiming, 5 specifications of forcible sodomy and 11 specifications of assault. After the Art. 32, we were able to negotiate a plea agreement which resulted in a Guilty ...

Navy frocked E-8 with over 22 years of service was accused of rape of a junior enlisted female by administering to her a drug/intoxicant without her knowledge which substantially impaired her ability to appraise her conduct, and in the alternative, ...

SFC, USMC, seeking an officer commission, was subject to disenrollment from NROTC Program due to physical disqualifications, and sought voluntary separation. SFC was returned to enlisted status and ordered back to active duty. Through the Law Firm of ...

Former USN E-2 was awarded three Nonjudicial Punishments, during the initial enlistment, for violations of the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ). The member was subsequently separated from the military for commission of a serious offense. The ...

Army 0-4 was accused of a sexual act with his 3 year old son, resulting in his receipt of a Military Protective Order which required him to live separate from his family and have no contact with the child. A state family services investigation was ...

Navy SEAL E-7 with an extensive combat history and outstanding reputation, faced the loss of his career based on charges in the local court system of public intoxication, resisting arrest, obstruction of justice and assault on a police officer. At ...

Navy E-5 charged with rape and sex assault charges involving 2 females in his command. After the Art. 32 hearing, the government withdrew charges related to one of the alleged victims, however the charges as to the remaining alleged victim went to ...

Navy petty officer retained us a few days before he was scheduled to appear at a General Court-Martial on a charge of rape. The plea agreement, negotiated by his military lawyer and signed by our client before we were retained, required him to plead ...

Navy Lieutenant JG (registered nurse) reported to his first command after commissioning as Naval Officer and came up positive for marijuana on his check-in urinalysis. Officer jury found him NOT GUILTY .

Air Force NCO was charged with rape of his daughter, forcible sodomy of his wife, 4 assaults upon his wife and threatening to kill his wife. At the Art 32, his wife alleged for the first time that he also raped her, so a charge of raping his wife was ...

Navy O-3 on active duty was transferred to the West Coast, leaving her civilian husband and young daughter at home on the East Coast. While stationed on the West Coast, client gave birth to a second child and was functioning as a single parent with ...

Navy sailor was convicted of voluntary manslaughter by local authorities for the shooting death of his best friend. After he completed serving his state sentence, the Navy charged him with murder and obstruction of justice, at which time he retained ...

A Navy E-5 retained our firm to represent him on the appeal of his General Courts-Martial conviction for two counts of rape for which he was sentenced to serve 12 years in confinement. After his trial, one of his court members allegedly made a ...

Navy O-4 : Respondent received notification of administrative show cause proceedings, for retention in the naval service. Basis for separation – Misconduct (commission of a military or civilian offense), for allegations of dereliction of duty, sexual ...

Department of Defense (DOD) federal employee issued a Letter of Intent (LOI) to revoke security clearance under Guideline D (Sexual Behavior), Guideline E (Personal Conduct), and Guideline J (Criminal Conduct) , for allegations of indecent exposure ...

Navy corpsman was charged with sexually assaulting two female patients under his care. Both victims positively identified our client as having committed the sexual assaults. Our client made a statement to the investigators to the effect that he did ...

Our client, an E-4 in the US Navy, retained us after being charged with providing false information to law enforcement officers, a Class 1 misdemeanor. He was charged after officers responded to a residence looking to serve an arrest warrant for the ...

Navy EOD Chief faced a General Court-Martial for charges related to the death of an Iraqi detainee. Our client, a second class at the time, was tasked with detection and disposal of suspected explosives that were believed to be under the bodies of ...

Army 0-2E with over 20 years outstanding service faced charges of rape and sexual assault of his daughter over several years. At the Art. 32, aggressive cross examination of the child, and her mother, established glaring inconsistencies and lack of ...

A Petty Officer First Class contacted us to represent him on charges of Disorderly Conduct and Public Intoxication. Our client had been involved in an altercation with a friend in his front yard early in the morning, and both were heavily ...

Department of Defense (DOD) federal employee issued a Letter of Intent (LOI) to revoke security clearance under Guideline E (Personal Conduct) and Guideline J (Criminal Conduct), for theft of government property allegations. The Law Firm of McCormack ...

Army/Federal Employee received a Letter of Intent (LOI) to revoke eligibility for a security clearance and sensitive compartmented information access under Guideline F (Financial Considerations) , for five allegations of delinquent debts. The Law ...

Issued a Letter of Intent (LOI) to revoke security clearance under Guideline G (Alcohol Consumption) and Guideline J (Criminal Conduct), as a result of six allegations of alcohol related incidents (public intoxication; drunkenness; driving while ...

We were retained by a Senior Airman in the US Air Force after he was charged with misdemeanor destruction of property for breaking a plate-glass storefront window in downtown Norfolk. Our client was alleged to have intentionally broken a large window ...

Air Force contractor employee issued a Letter of Intent (LOI) to revoke eligibility for access to Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) due to three allegations of Criminal Conduct (Guideline J) ; one allegation under Handling Protected ...

Air Force, O-5: Issued a Letter of Intent (LOI) to revoke security clearance under Guideline K (Handling Protected Information) and Guideline M (Use of Information Technology Systems), as a result of 12 allegations involving the download of ...

A Naval aviator was charged by civilian authorities with indecent exposure related to allegations of solicitation for immoral purposes in a public rest room. After an extended trial, the judge agreed to defer findings on the allegations for twelve ...

Navy SEAL had accepted NJP for wrongful use of prescription drugs. As would be expected, he was found guilty at NJP and referred to an administrative separation board. Prior to the board, we had our client take a polygraph test, which he passed as to ...

A senior Naval officer was charged by civilian authorities with charges related to solicitation for immoral purposes. The charges were DISMISSED upon our motion after cross-examination of the undercover police officer. After trial, we secured an ...

Promotion Delay (to O-2) and Referral to the Promotion Review Board proceedings were initiated against Army O-1, due to past substantive derogatory information contained in the officer’s record. The officer elected the right to rebut the action and ...

Issued a Letter of Intent (LOI)/Statement of Reasons (SOR) to revoke eligibility for access to classified information, assignment to duties that have been designated national security sensitive, and access to sensitive compartmented information (SCI) ...

Our client, a junior Navy enlisted, was charged with assault and battery of his 8 year old stepchild. The child had multiple contusions and discoloration over his buttocks and parts of his legs. Our client had confessed to spanking the child with his ...

Naval Officer Accused of Fraternization Navy officer, Naval Academy Graduate, with approximately 10 years of service, punished at NJP for fraternization with enlisted member of another service, as well as conduct unbecoming for detailing ...

Army physician was reported positive for marijuana in his last semester of medical school. After the charge was preferred for Art. 32 Investigation, we negotiated disposition by an ART. 15, with the goal being to attempt to secure our client's ...

A junior Naval enlisted man was charged with homicide in civilian court related to the death of a young Navy man which occurred during a party at our client’s house where LSD had been ingested by some of the participants. Prosecutors alleged that our ...

Male Naval Officer was charged with sexually assaulting three junior enlisted men in a health care setting. The officer acknowledged having contact with the genitalia of two of the men, however defended his actions as being medically necessary. The ...

Army Lieutenant Colonel (0-5) reservist, with over 20 years of service, was implicated in a fraud investigation related to entitlements while on active duty. Our client was charged with 10 specifications of larceny, 9 specification of fraud against ...

Coast Guard junior officer was facing charges of larceny, fraud and false official statements related to false travel claims of a value of approximately $ 50,000.00. Upon receipt of the Report of Investigation, it was apparent that the evidence ...

E-6 reduced in rate to E-5 at NJP and then processed for administrative separation as result of unit sweep positive urinalysis for cocaine. Numerous irregularities in collection process demonstrated to include untrained observers, loss of control of ...

Navy E-6 with over 20 years of service faced a General Court-Martial for four specifications of rape of three of his daughters, as well as sodomy and indecent acts with one of the daughters, over a several year period of time. At a member’s trial, ...

Navy E-7 was court-martialed for a positive urinalysis for marijuana in 1997. After establishing significant irregularities with the collection process, we rested our case without presenting any defense evidence. An officer jury returned a verdict of ...

A Navy Second Class was implicated in an undercover drug operation which involved allegations of distribution of marijuana, introduction of marijuana on a Naval installation, and distribution of one joint. Although the case was initially headed to a ...

Navy 0-3E with 23+ years of service was taken to NJP and given a letter of reprimand for dereliction of duty. NAVPERS directed that our client appear before a Show Cause Board of Inquiry in an effort to separate the officer for misconduct. Upon our ...

Army Reserve O-5, recalled to active duty for charges preferred to trial by court-martial (violations of the UCMJ, while on active duty, Article 107, false official statement; Article 121, larceny of government money; and Article 132, false and ...

Naval Academy Midshipman in his senior year was accused of rape, sodomy and assorted offenses against another Midshipman. After the Art. 32 Investigation, apparently as a result of discovery issues which we raised, all charges were WITHDRAWN before t ...

Navy E-7 issued a Letter of Intent (LOI) to revoke security clearance under Guideline B (Foreign Influence), Guideline E (Personal Conduct), and Guideline J (Criminal Conduct) , for allegations of inappropriate use of government equipment, failure to ...

Air Force E-7 with 18 years of service was charged with two specifications of abusive sexual contact involving an E-6 that he had a brief prior sexual relationship with. Although several months passed before she filed a complaint with OSI, the day of ...

Navy E-7 with 14 years of outstanding service was subjected to non-judicial punishment on his se-going command for 5 specifications of sexual harassment and 1 specification of creating a hostile work environment. A total of 9 females made accusations ...

Retired USAF E-9, working as a civil servant with a long history of alcohol abuse, received a Statement of Reasons notifying him that the government intended to revoke his clearance based on his past substantial alcohol abuse as well as numerous ...

Department of Defense notified contractor employee it was unable to grant employee access to classified information and recommended case be submitted to an Administrative Judge for a determination, based upon Guideline F (Financial Considerations), ...

Air Force, GS-09: Issued a Letter of Intent (LOI) to revoke security clearance under Guideline H (Drug Involvement), as a result of three allegations of drug addiction/dependence and treatment. McCormack & McCormack assisted the federal employee with ...

Navy E-6 tested positive for cocaine on a random urinalysis test. At his Ad Sep board, we successfully demonstrated numerous errors with the testing program and convinced the member panel that NO MISCONDUCT occurred.

Our client passed out in a friend's room after consuming a significant amount of alcohol. The roommate was in bed with a female, when the female reportedly awoke to a hand fondling her genitalia. The roommate woke up and found our client laying on ...

Active Duty Air Force O-3 was subject to show cause for retention action due to homosexuality, with an Other Than Honorable characterization of service. Through our efforts, the officer was ultimately allowed to resign in lieu of show cause ...

Navy E-5, with over 12 years of military service tested positive for cocaine, but was not notified of positive urinalysis until 9 months later during her security clearance reinvestigation. Our client passed a civilian polygraph, yet the command ...

A junior Naval enlisted man was charged with forcible sodomy and forcible object penetration in state court. Prior to the preliminary hearing, we secured the sworn admission from the alleged victim that all sexual acts were consented to and ...

Navy E-6 was charged with offenses related to the sexual abuse of his two young step daughters. Before we were retained, a proposed pretrial agreement was drafted that had him entering guilty pleas to 2 specifications of rape, 3 specifications of ...

Reserve Air Force O-5 was subject to involuntary separation proceedings due to misconduct - successfully negotiated retirement in lieu of separation. The officer then faced a Retired Grade Determination, and was allowed to retire as an O-5.

An Administrative Separation Board recommended discharge for a Navy E-6, with over 18 years of service, for Misconduct, Drug Abuse (Amphetamines). We challenged the results of the board and had it set aside based on improper constitution of the ...

Department of Defense notified contractor employee it was unable to grant employee access to classified information and recommended the case be submitted to an Administrative Judge for a determination, based upon Guideline B (Foreign Influence) ...

Navy E-5 tested positive for cocaine and refused NJP. In our preparation for Courts-Marital, numerous problems were discovered which seriously increased the risk of conviction, confinement and punitive discharge in a Courts-Marital. Upon our advice, ...

Naval officer was charged with larceny of U.S. currency of a value of about $24,497.00, the property of the United States Treasury related to allegations of BAH fraud. Additionally - in connection with that charge, he was charged with signing an ...

Active Duty Army O-5 issued Letter of Reprimand that was placed in Official Military Personnel File and detached for cause, with Referred OER, as result of allegations of multiple incidents occurring over an extended period of time and after ...

Navy Third Class Air Traffic Controller was charged with distribution of marijuana as a result of an undercover NCIS investigation in which the informant turned over to NCIS a bag of marijuana with our client's fingerprint on the bag. We secured a ...

Air Force O-4 reservist was ordered to active duty to face charges related to multiple counts of conduct unbecoming an officer concerning alleged larceny of AAFES funds through fraudulent returns, for full retail prices, of items purchased from the ...

Army company commander was charged with several offenses surrounding allegations that he maltreated and fraternized with female members of his command in addition to using indecent language to his enlisted subordinates. After our representation at ...

Frocked Navy E-4. Background includes difficult adolescence to include being expelled three times, and flunking out one time during four years of high school at three different schools, disclosure of and enlistment waiver for pre-service underage ...

A Navy Lieutenant was charged with Reckless Driving after being clocked at 80 miles per hour in a 55 mph zone on I-264 in Virginia Beach. At his trial in General District Court he was convicted of Reckless Driving, a Class 1 misdemeanor, and a 90 day ...

Navy LCDR with 18+ years of active duty went to NJP for willful dereliction of duty for ordering subordinate to falsely certify civilian pay records, as well as conduct unbecoming an officer for using profanity and abusive language towards civilian ...

E-9, ANG/USAFR: Issued a Letter of Intent (LOI) to revoke eligibility for access to classified information and assignment in sensitive duties under Guideline F (Financial Considerations), as a result of allegations of past financial issues, ...

A Navy E-7 was taken to NJP on a ship for several allegations of sexual harassment. At the Administrative Separation Board, we secured a finding of NO MISCONDUCT as to the sexual harassment allegations.

An E-5 in the Air Force faced a General Courts-Martial for use of cocaine. Prior to trial, the Government preferred an additional charge related to BAH fraud. We secured a WITHDRAWAL of the fraud charge after the Art. 32, then when we went to trial ...

Our client was charged with sexually assaulting his brother's 12-year-old daughter. At trial by judge alone, after extensive cross examination of the girl, and her mother, we rested our case without presenting any evidence. The judge, without ...

Air Force Academy Graduate in the rank of Lt Col (0-5), with over 18 years of active duty service, was taken to an Article 15 (NJP) for a DUI. Our client had an extensive adverse history of alcohol related incidents, to include 3 previous Article ...

Navy E-6 charged with multiple sex offenses against his mentally handicapped natural daughter who was under the age of 12, to include forcible sodomy. At the Art 32 investigation, although our client's daughter did not testify, the child's mother and ...

Air Force, O-5: Issued a Letter of Intent (LOI) to revoke security clearance under Guideline K (Handling Protected Information) and Guideline M (Use of Information Technology Systems), as a result of 12 allegations involving the download of ...

Navy O-4: Issued a Letter of Intent (LOI)/Statement of Reasons (SOR) to revoke eligibility for security clearance, and assignment to a sensitive position -- under Guideline G (Alcohol Consumption), and Guideline J (Criminal Conduct); due to ...

Junior Navy enlisted man was prosecuted by state authorities for forcible rape of a woman in a motel room. The prosecution had a video tape of our client, and of his friend, which showed the girl in the motel room, passed out from alcohol, lying in a ...

Civilian Federal Employee Ship worker issued Letter of Reprimand for alleged sexual harassment and improprieties towards several military personnel to include improper advances, offer of staying at ship worker's residence, staring and inappropriate ...

Issued a Letter of Intent (LOI)/Statement of Reasons (SOR) to revoke eligibility for security clearance, assignment to a sensitive position, and access to compartmented information (SCI), under Guideline E (Personal Conduct); Guideline F (Financial ...

Department of Defense contractor employee previously denied a security clearance under Guideline H (Drug Involvement) , 16 allegations of past purchase and use of illegal drugs over a 7-year period. The Law Firm of McCormack and McCormack retained to ...

A Navy E-7 came up positive on a urinalysis for cocaine. Due to problems with the case and his service record, it was recommended that the client not take the case to Courts-Martial, but that it be returned to Mast. After Mast, client was taken to an ...

Marine E-4 who was married had a junior Marine who was under the age of 21 at his on base housing where they consumed alcohol. They then went to a strip club off base and returned to his house. The female alleged that when she woke up on his couch ...

A Marine officer with 22 years of outstanding service was charged with a positive urinalysis. A Marine jury found our client NOT GUILTY .

Navy reservist was notified of mobilization. We secured an administrative discharge based upon homosexuality, with an HONORABLE DISCHARGE CERTIFICATE .

Air National Guard E-7 was accused of rape of his wife who was an ANG officer. It took approximately three years for the case to work its way through the National Guard system. The command refused to produce a copy of the video recordings of the ...

Navy E-7 with over 20 years of service was investigated by federal and military authorities for alleged violation of the National Security laws involving alleged unlawful disclosure of classified information. After nearly two years of joint FBI and ...

Army reserve E-5 retained our firm while under investigation for rape of a 17 year old reserve recruit. During her attendance as the first Battle Assembly, our client provided her with alcohol and ended up having sexual relations with her in the ...

Department of Defense notified contractor employee it was unable to grant employee access to classified information and recommended case be submitted to an Administrative Judge for a determination, based upon Guideline F (Financial Considerations) , ...

Navy E-6 Corpsman was charged with multiple drug related offenses pertaining to wrongful possession of narcotics he had been issued pursuant to his Corpsman duties, as well as the wrongful use of steroids, larceny of narcotics and ammunition, ...

E-6 Reservist, with 15 years of service, living overseas charged with improper registration of POV through tax-free on-base MVRO as well as multiple specifications of improper purchase of tax-free items through Exchange System when no longer eligible ...

LCPL, USMCR, with physical disqualifications, was subject to involuntary activation and administrative discharge proceedings, which could have resulted in characterization of service as Other Than Honorable (OTH). Through our representation, LCPL ...

An E-5 Navy Recruiter was charged with two counts of brandishing a firearm in Norfolk after two property workers at an apartment complex alleged that he showed them his firearm in a menacing manner while warning them not to mess with him. Each count ...

Department of Defense notified contractor employee it was unable to grant employee access to classified information and recommended case be submitted to an Administrative Judge for a determination, based upon Guideline B (Foreign Influence) , six ...

Army COL Detached For Cause, Administratively Reprimanded, issued referred Officer Evaluation Report and processed for "Elimination" after being identified to show cause for retention based upon personal misconduct by engaging in an inappropriate ...

E-5 tested positive for amphetamines during command unit sweep and separated for Misconduct - Drug Abuse. Petition filed with Board for Correction of Military Record based upon flawed chain of custody; improper changes being made to batch and ...

Woman charged with Two Misdemeanors and Two Felony Charges after Domestic Dispute with boyfriend.

Coast Guard E-3 was charged with attempted rape and indecent assault upon a female crew member after he was found in the female's rack on the ship. Both the alleged victim and our client were intoxicated, however our client later gave a very damaging ...

Navy E-6 was charged with the rape, sodomy and sexual assault of his stepdaughter over a period of several years. The accusations came out when our client was in Afghanistan and upon his return to the country, he was immediately placed into pretrial ...

Navy E-6 with over 19 years of service was charged with wrongful use of marijuana. We advised our client to refuse NJP and demand trial by court martial. At a trial with members, Mr. McCormack's cross examination of the urinalysis coordinator ...

An Air National Guard E-6 with 17 years of service tested positive for cocaine. Our client denied ever using cocaine, and turned down the government's offer of a general discharge. At the subsequent administrative separation board, we presented ...

Greg McCormack represented Eric Wilson, one of four men who were prosecuted for capital murder and rape of a Navy wife in Norfolk, Virginia. The case has attracted international attention and is commonly referred to as the “Norfolk Four” murder case. ...

DOD civil service employee: Issued a Letter of Intent (LOI) to revoke security clearance under Guideline F (Financial Considerations), as a result of allegations of financial delinquencies and indiscretions. McCormack & McCormack assisted the federal ...

Navy E-4 was the subject of an internet sting operation by authorities. After several on-line instant message chats with a person he thought was a 14 year old girl, he arranged to meet the girl for the purpose of engaging in sexual relations. Upon ...

A Navy Second Class was charged with sexual related charges involving a co-worker who alleged that he exposed himself and masturbated in front of her on numerous occasions at work. After the Article 32, all charges were DISMISSED .

Air Force NCO charged by civilian authorities with Aggravated Sexual Battery and Indecent Liberties with his step daughter was found NOT GUILTY of the Indecent Liberties charge and the jury DEADLOCKED on the remaining charge resulting in a MISTRIAL . ...

Army E-6 reservist was charged with the rape of another soldier in his unit while deployed to Afghanistan, as well as the assault upon another female soldier and adultery. During our extensive cross examination of the complainants at the Art. 32 ...

Marine E-3 plead guilty to charges of involuntary manslaughter, disobedience of a lawful order, drunk driving and three counts of aggravated assault related to an automobile accident which resulted in the death of a young woman. Upon advice of his ...

Navy E-7 charged with use of cocaine as a result of a positive urinalysis. Because our client had over 20 years of service, the command refused to handle the case at NJP and insisted the case proceed to courts-martial. At trial, our client was ...

Naval aviator faced a Show Cause Board of Inquiry and possible OTH characterization of discharge for charges related to an alcohol incident involving comments of a sexual nature toward a junior female officer, as well as racial overtones towards a ...

Administrative Separation: National Guard Warrant Officer with 16+ years of service faced a Board of Inquiry for withdrawal of federal recognition and adverse separation from the National Guard for an alcohol related incident involving him punching ...

DOD contracted employee, with prior revocation of security clearance under Guideline G (Alcohol Consumption) and Guideline J (Criminal Activity), as a result of 5 past convictions of driving under the influence of alcohol. McCormack & McCormack was ...

NAVY CHIEF ADMITS DRUG USE – ADMINISTRATIVE SEPARATION BOARD RECOMMENDS SUSPENDED SEPARATION AND HONORABLE DISCHARGE Navy Master at Arms Chief Petty Officer (E-7) with over 19 years of service came up positive on a urinalysis for marijuana. During ...

Navy Third Class was charged with premeditated murder in the beating death of his wife in Bermuda. After the Article 32 Investigation, we were able to negotiate a plea on a voluntary manslaughter charge and took the case to an enlisted jury for ...

Second Class Petty Officer was charged with the forcible rape and sexual assault of his twelve-year-old stepdaughter. Government witnesses alleged that the client drugged the child before raping her. Extensive evidence was presented by government and ...

Issued a Letter of Intent (LOI)/Statement of Reasons (SOR) to revoke eligibility for security clearance, and assignment to a sensitive position -- under Guideline E (Personal Conduct), Guideline J (Criminal Conduct), and Guideline M (Use of ...

USMC E-4 was Court Martialed and separated with a Bad Conduct Discharge. The Criminal Court of Appeals overturned his punitive discharge and he was released from the USMC at the end of his enlistment with a General characterization of service. ...

DOD (Navy) Federal Employee: Issued a Letter of Intent (LOI)/Statement of Reasons (SOR) to revoke eligibility for access to classified information, assignment to duties that have been designated national security sensitive, and access to sensitive ...

Naval physician was denied Special Professional Pays and Bonus, as well as promotion, due to noncompliance with PRT (body fat) standards. We filed a legal action with the U.S. Court of Claims. While the claim was pending, the officer came within ...

Over a period of 2 years, approximately $ 36,000 worth of dental gold was stolen and sold by our client. Prior to trial, we secured a plea agreement where all confinement in excess of 8 months would be suspended. At the trial, we secured a sentence ...

Navy E-7 (Air Traffic Controller) with over 18 years of service faced an Administrative Separation Board for misconduct (leaving watch without being properly relieved) and substandard performance of duties (failure to secure necessary ...

Department of Defense to (Army) Federal Employee: Issued a Letter of Intent (LOI) to revoke security clearance under Guideline B (Foreign Influence); Guideline D (Sexual Behavior); Guideline E (Personal Conduct); and Guideline J (Criminal Conduct), ...

Department of Defense notified contractor employee it was unable to grant employee access to classified information. Employee requested a hearing before an Administrative Judge for a decision, based upon Guideline E (Personal Conduct), allegations of ...

Army Man Charged With Solicitation For Immoral Purposes - CHARGES DISMISSED Army 0-6 was charged by civilian authorities with solicitation for immoral purposes. We secured a DEFERRED DISPOSITION and eventual DISMISSAL of the charges.

Army O-4 : Subsequent to submitting a voluntary retirement request, officer received notification of review by the Army Grade Determination Review Board (AGDRB), to determine the highest grade in which the officer served satisfactorily for retirement ...

O-6 Active Duty Physician recommended for Administrative Separation through "Board of Inquiry/Show Cause" procedures for poly-substance abuse (alcohol and prescription drugs); alcohol rehabilitation failure; Misconduct - Violation of UCMJ Art. 86: ...

A Navy Warrant Officer with 24 years of service came up positive for marijuana on a urinalysis. Upon our advice, our client refused NJP. While we were waiting for the Show Cause Board to convene, our client came up POSITIVE FOR MARIJUANA A SECOND ...

Navy E-7 with over 19 years of service came up positive on a urinalysis and ADMITTED USE OF THE DRUG . At the separation board, a 2-1 vote resulted in a recommendation that our client be discharged. We continued in our efforts to get this Chief ...

Navy E-4 was charged with rape and forcibly sodomy of a female shipmate. The alleged victim contended she was intoxicated and asleep at the time of the repeated assaults. Our client was subjected to 3 NCIS interrogations where he gave conflicting ...

Department of Defense notified contractor employee it was unable to grant employee access to classified information and recommended the case be submitted to an Administrative Judge for a determination, based upon Guideline F (Financial ...

A young Army Private First Class was arrested and charged in Virginia Beach for Assault and Battery of a Police Officer, Public Intoxication, and Underage Possession of Alcohol. If convicted of the felony assault charge, he would have had to serve a ...

A junior Navy seaman was apprehended for drunk and disorderly conduct after a "friend" who was an informant advised security that our client had taken LSD. Our client was directed to take a urinalysis test and his urine tested positive for LSD. At ...

A Navy E-3 was charged with forcibly raping the same female sailor on three different occasions. The client's military counsel recommended client waive the Art. 32 and sign a pretrial agreement to some lesser charges of sexual assault, where he would ...

A Navy E-5 with 18 years of service came to us with a positive urinalysis for cocaine. Our client had previously been acquitted on a PRIOR URINALYSIS CHARGE for cocaine two years earlier. After refusing NJP, we secured a NO MISCONDUCT result at an ...

Navy E-7 was taken to a courts-martial where a Guilty plea was entered on one specification of Dereliction of Duty in a case involving the shooting death of a Navy SEAL. An enlisted jury returned a sentence of NO PUNISHMENT .

Navy Petty Officer was charged with rape of a shipmate. After the Art. 32, in order to avoid the risks associated with proceeding on the rape charge, we were able to secure an administrative discharge for our client in lieu of court-martial, based ...

Army O-4 : Elimination proceedings were initiation against Army O-4, and directed to show cause for retention, due to personal misconduct, moral or professional dereliction; and derogatory information, as evidenced by a General Officer Memorandum of ...

Air Force officer (O-3E) with over 18 years of service faced a General Court-Martial for two specifications of wrongful use of marijuana, based upon two separate positive urinalysis. Although our client passed two polygraphs, one of which was by OSI, ...

Navy E-9 with 23 years of outstanding service was the Command Master Chief onboard a Naval ship while an investigation was conducted related to assorted misconduct by enlisted personnel. Although there was no finding of “misconduct” entered against ...

Administrative separation proceeding was initiated against Navy CWO3 with 27 years of service, on allegations of misconduct and substandard performance of duty, as a result of violating a lawful general order (Navy Equal Opportunity Policy- sexual ...

Navy E-6 with 12+ years of service retained our office after he was found guilty at NJP of 2 specifications of sexual harassment, assault and bribery. In addition to the subject NJP, he had 3 other NJP’s on his record. At his administrative ...

Coast Guard E -5 retained our firm after he came up positive on a urinalysis for marijuana. Our client had a prior positive for marijuana several years earlier in his career. We advised our client to refuse Mast (NJP) and demand trial by ...

A Seaman was charged with forcibly raping and sodomizing his niece. The case proceeded with military counsel through the Article 32 Investigation. Within several weeks of our representation of the client after the Article 32, all charges were ...

Navy Captain (0-6) was a squadron commander. During a Preliminary Investigation on allegations of sexual harassment of an E-4, our client provided some false responses to the investigating officer as to what occurred during the incident at a ...

Navy E-6 charged with raping and sexually assaulting his step daughter over several years, as well as the assault and battery on his step daughter and son. In a negotiated plea agreement, we were able to secure the Government's WITHDRAWAL of the rape ...

Navy enlisted member retained us after he had signed a pretrial agreement negotiated by his military lawyer which called for him to plead guilty to several sexual offenses involving minors and capped his confinement at 42 months. Upon entering the ...

Navy E-5 plead guilty and was convicted in state court of sexual assault upon his young step-daughter and was sentenced to serve 123 months in state prison, with all but 4 months suspended, conditioned up participation in an intense sexual offender ...

A Navy E-6 with 19 years of service came to us after he had been discharged for a positive urinalysis. We filed a petition before the Board of Corrections and secured a reversal of his discharge. He was administratively REINSTATED INTO THE NAVY AND ...

DOD civil service employee: 6-month review from previously granted conditional clearance. Issues subject to review: past financial delinquencies and indiscretions. McCormack & McCormack assisted federal employee with the preparation and submission of ...

Notified that although recommended for continuation by Active Duty Navy Lieutenant Commander Staff Continuation Selection Board, the Secretary of the Navy withheld the nomination for continuation due to a previously reported criminal incident. ...

Navy E-4 was charged with using cocaine and was ACQUITTED of the charge by an officer jury. Approximately eighteen months later, the client came up POSITIVE AGAIN on another urinalysis for cocaine, and this time the command took her to an ...

Army E-4 was accused of sexual assault of a female soldier who he had developed a close relationship with. On the night in question, the female alleged that she went to sleep in her room while the accused was watching TV. She claimed that she woke up ...

Navy ROTC cadet upon completion of her 4 year degree was found unfit for commissioning in the restricted or unrestricted line and disenrollment procedures were initiated. 9 months later it was determined that her condition could now be waived and she ...

DOD federal civilian employee was given a Statement of Reasons to deny eligibility for access to classified information and/or occupancy of a sensitive position, under Guideline B (Foreign Influence – allegations of maintaining regular contact with ...

Navy E-6 faced administrative separation action after NCIS investigation of two sex assault accusations. At the administrative separation board, we secured a finding of NO MISCONDUCT as to both allegations.

Military physician was charged with sexually assaulting a female patient while examining her alone in his office. The officer was found NOT GUILTY of all charges by a General Courts-Martial jury.

Navy second class retained us to represent him before an administrative separation board for misconduct of wrongful sexual contact with a female sailor while deployed. He plead guilty to the charge at Captain's Mast three years earlier, but was not ...

Navy E-6 was court-martialed for a positive urinalysis for cocaine. The officer jury returned a verdict of NOT GUILTY . Several months later, the same client came up positive on another urinalysis for cocaine and a second Courts-Martial was convened. ...

Navy E-5 faced a General Court-Martial on charges of Sexual Assault (digital penetration without consent and/or while alleged victim unable to consent due to being incapacitated by alcohol) as well as assault/battery (undressing alleged victim ...

Navy E-7 was investigated by civilian police and NCIS for sexual assault upon a civilian female. Upon retention, we contacted the civilian police, NCIS and our client's command to immediately terminate efforts to interview our client. Our client was ...

Navy E-6 issued a letter of Intent (LOI) to revoke security clearance under Guideline E (Personal Conduct), Guideline F (Financial Considerations), and Guideline J (Criminal Conduct) for allegations of past misconduct and failure to pay his just ...

Separated from the service with an Other Than Honorable (OTH) Discharge, through an administrative separation board, for misconduct (sexual perversion – possession of child pornography). Through representation by McCormack & McCormack, the service ...

Navy physician (LT) on an aircraft carrier was investigated by NCIS for sexually assaulting nine (9) female patients while conducting pelvic examinations. The convening authority initially referred charges relating to seven of those patients to ...

Navy O-3 : Administrative action requiring show cause for retention was initiated against Navy O-3, due to misconduct and substandard performance of duty, as a result of two allegations of conduct unbecoming an officer and gentleman by being drunk ...

Air Force physician retained us to assist in securing release from active duty. Though extensive efforts, we were able to secure an HONORABLE DISCHARGE for the doctor.

Naval Chief Petty Officer with 19 years of service was charged with internet child pornography related offenses, as well as pornography related offenses on the service member's office computer. After extensive pre-trial negotiations, a favorable plea ...

An Army Warrant Officer who was the Commander of a small vessel was charged with several counts of dereliction of duty and other charges related to the discharge of several hundred gallons of fuel oil into local waterways. After the Article 32 ...

Wrongful Use of Cocaine - HONORABLE DISCHARGE GRANTED Navy SEAL with excellent service record admitted wrongful use of cocaine. Realizing his career with the special warfare community was over due to the drug use, the focus at that point was to ...

Army ROTC student was ordered to active duty after being disenrolled from the ROTC program. Our client had attempted to secure her release for medical reasons, but her request was denied. We were able to accumulate the requisite records and to secure ...

USAF E-6 with 13 years of service reduced in rate to E-5 at NJP for forgery of superior NCO's signature on a performance of duty report form. Service member had a previous incident related to questions on TAD travel expense claims. We were able to ...

O-6 Active Duty Physician recommended for Administrative Separation through "Board of Inquiry/Show Cause" procedures for poly-substance abuse (alcohol and prescription drugs); alcohol rehabilitation failure; Misconduct - Violation of UCMJ Art. 86: ...

Air Force E-6 was charged with using his government computer for accessing pornography on the internet. The AF defense attorney recommended that our client accept NJP. Upon our advice, our client refused NJP and at a Special Courts-Martial, we ...

Navy E-7 was charged with conspiracy and theft of assorted government property, all of which was recovered from his garage. We negotiated a plea agreement that significantly limited our client’s exposure at trial, and then secured a sentence of only ...

Navy E-7 with 11+ years of service assigned on an aircraft carrier was charged with false official statement and larceny of over $7,000 related to an accusation of BAH fraud. The command elected to take him to NJP, which he could not refuse due to ...

Navy E-6 was implicated in an investigation concerning the theft of military property which evolved from a kick-back scandal with civilian suppliers. Our client was the supervisor of the person who was stealing the property and eventually became ...

Air Force E-5 was charged with indecent assault of another service member. Although our client was not charged with rape, the evidence presented at the court-martial was that there was non-consensual penile penetration, with extensive internal ...

A Nevada National Guard officer came up positive on a urinalysis for cocaine. After an extended hearing where grossly irregular procedures were shown to have occurred in the collection process, the board found that the officer DID NOT COMMIT ...

Navy E-5: Issued a Letter of Intent (LOI) to revoke security clearance under Guideline D (Sexual Behavior) and Guideline J (Criminal Conduct), as a result of three allegations of sexual assault; and Guideline K (Handling Protected Information), as a ...

Civilian was charged in state court with rape and two counts of forcible sodomy of his step-daughter. Prior to trial, we secured a favorable ruling from the Court which prevented the prosecution from presenting evidence obtained during a physical ...

DOD (Navy) Federal Employee: Issued a Letter of Intent (LOI)/Statement of Reasons (SOR) to revoke eligibility for access to classified information, assignment to duties that have been designated national security-sensitive, and access to sensitive ...

Naval physician desired to be discharged after birth of a child. We secured HONORABLE DISCHARGE with no obligation to reimburse the Navy for her medical education paid for by the Navy.

Army medical services officer was given a General Officer Memorandum of Reprimand, relief for cause and adverse OER as a result of an AR 15-6 investigation after a complaint of sexual harassment of a subordinate officer and a civilian employee, as ...

An E-5 in the Air Force faced a General Courts-Martial for use of cocaine. Prior to trial, the Government preferred an additional charge related to BAH fraud. We secured a withdrawal of the fraud charge after the Art. 32, then when we went to trial ...

General Officer Memorandum of Reprimand (GOMOR) issued to Army CW2, due to a civil offense/conviction. The report was subsequently filed in the performance section of the officer’s Official Military Personnel File (OMPF). Represented by McCormack & ...

Navy E-7 with 17 years of service was charged by civilian authorities with sexually molesting a 12 year old girl. Prior to our involvement in his case, he entered into a pre-trial diversion agreement (PDA). Unknown to him, this PDA qualified as a ...

Exceptionally successful Navy E-6 administratively separated for Personality Disorder. Upon presentation of case at Personal Appearance before Discharge Review Board, we were able to demonstrate that improper medical diagnosis was made negating ...

Navy E-3 was charged with RAPE of a female sailor in his command, as well as AGGRAVATED ASSAULT with a means likely to inflict death or grievous bodily injury and FALSE OFFICIAL STATEMENT (lying to NCIS), in addition to SEXUAL ASSAULT upon another ...

Naval reservist doing his two weeks of annual training overseas was interrogated about spending time with a questionable foreign national female. The reservist admitted to being with the female when she smoked marijuana, but insisted he did not use ...

Navy E-4 on a sea going command was taken to Mast for a positive urinalysis. At his separation board, it was determined that he DID NOT COMMIT MISCONDUCT . We were able to later get the command to SET ASIDE the Mast that had been previously imposed, ...

Army E-5 : Processed for administrative separation by reason of misconduct (drug abuse); and subsequently separated, after 5 years of military service, with a General (under honorable conditions) discharge. Seeking a change in the narrative reason ...

Army Reserve O-5 : Following honorable discharge from the U.S. Army Reserve, and receipt of the final Chronological Statement of Retirement Points, a review determined the termination of a past period of active duty (as reflected on the DD Form 214) ...

Army Special Forces E -4 retained us while he was in a deserter status. He left his command without authority and went to another country. Upon retention, we had to coordinate our client's return to military control through the U.S. Embassy since he ...

We have seen a recent surge in investigative activity, and prosecution of charges related to alleged false BAH and Travel Claims. Due to the variation as to entitlements for BAH based on the location in which dependents live, active duty military ...

Two Navy enlisted members were charged with the premeditated murder (beating to death) of another sailor. We represented the individual that started the physical altercation and who, according to the evidence, physically kicked the victim in the face ...

Army E-5 was charged with rape and indecent assault of a junior soldier in the barracks. Upon questioning by CID, our client gave significantly contradictory versions of events. One of his "friends" appeared at trial and testified as to differing ...

Department of Defense (DOD) federal employee issued a Letter of Intent (LOI) to revoke security clearance under Guideline E (Personal Conduct) and Guideline F (Financial Considerations) , for allegations of financial delinquencies. The Law Firm of ...

Navy SEAL was treated in a civilian hospital for severe medical injuries. During his medical treatment, a laboratory report reflected he had cocaine in his system. Our client’s command was made aware of the lab test, and issued a search authorization ...

Navy 0-2 went to Captain’s Mast on charges related to two physical assaults of his girlfriend (a Navy 0-3), one assault allegedly occurring onboard the ship while our client was on duty carrying a firearm. After Mast, he was detached for cause. ...

Navy E-6 came up positive for cocaine on a urinalysis. Prior to his trial, he came up POSITIVE ON A SECOND URINALYSIS while undergoing an "aftercare" program. He was found NOT GUILTY of the first urinalysis by an officer jury (after we advised the ...

Our client, Navy enlisted, was charged with domestic assault for hitting his wife. His wife claimed that during an argument, he slapped her across the face. At trial, the wife admitted to "poking" her husband in the forehead. Her husband testified ...

Department of Defense notified contractor employee it was unable to grant employee access to classified information and recommended the case be submitted to an Administrative Judge for a determination, based upon Guideline F (Financial ...

Active Duty Marine Corps E-3 was convicted by summary court-martial for violations of the UCMJ (larceny, attempt, false official statement, and unlawful entry). Upon application to the Judge Advocate General, pursuant to Article 69(b), UCMJ, the ...

Applicant submitted a security clearance application on August 19, 2006. On May 8, 2009 the Defense Office of Hearings and Appeals (DOHA) sent Applicant a Statement of Reasons (SOR) detailing the basis for its preliminary decision to deny his ...

Navy Seal was charged with multiple offenses related to detainee abuse. On the day prior to the Art. 32 investigation, we secured an agreement to dispose of the charges at non-judicial punishment, with an agreement by the command that our client ...

Administrative action requiring show cause for retention was initiated against the officer due to (1), misconduct (wrongful use of a controlled substance); (2), substandard performance (a record of marginal service over an extended time); and (3), ...

A Navy SEAL first class petty officer was charged with a positive urinalysis. When we appeared before a separation board, the board recommended separation, although the discharge characterization was a General under Honorable conditions. After the ...

Navy E-4 retained our services after waiving his right to an Art 32 for child porn related offenses. The military attorney had negotiated a pretrial agreement for our client to enter a plea of guilty to possessing child pornography, in exchange for a ...

Army officer was reported as positive on a urinalysis. Upon our advice, he refused NJP and demanded Courts-Martial. The command elected to give our client a Letter of Reprimand and directed that he appear before a Show Cause Board. We were able to ...

? Army/O-3 issued a Letter of Intent (LOI) to deny a security clearance due to five allegations under Financial Considerations (Guideline F) ; four allegations under Criminal Conduct and Sexual Behavior (Guidelines D and J) ; and one allegation ...

Navy E-8 with over 20 years of service was charged with on-line solicitation of a minor, and possession of child pornography. We were able to negotiate a resolution that subjected our client to a 2 grade pay reduction and a max of thirty (30) days in ...

Army E-7 with 22 years of service faced accusations of domestic assault/battery on his former wife, and his son, as well as sexual abuse of his daughter. In addition, he was charged with abusive sexual contact of two young girls who lived with their ...

Navy SEAL had accepted Non-Judicial Punishment for violations of Art 92 – 3 specifications of violating a lawful general regulation by wrongfully possessing and storing classified material, Art 107 – 3 specifications of false office statements; Art ...

Air Force officer was convicted of possession of child pornography. After presentation of evidence on sentencing to an officer jury, we were able to secure a sentence of only thirty (30) days of confinement and some forfeitures – our client was NOT ...

Coast Guard E-4 was charged by civilian authorities with rape and abduction of a civilian co-worker. Our client acknowledged that he did have sexual relations with the woman, at the work place, but contended the acts were consensual. At the trial, we ...

Navy petty officer retained us a few days before he was scheduled to appear at a General Court-Martial on charges of rape and sodomy. The plea agreement which was signed by our client before we were retained, required him to plead guilty to rape ...

E-6 tested positive for amphetamines and methamphetamines during random urinalysis. At the administrative separation board, we contested authority of the Urinalysis Program Coordinator (no letter of designation, inadequate supervision while in ...

Army E-7 with 19 years of service was charged with multiple offenses related to maltreatment of AIT trainees. Charges were heading into an Art. 32 and a General Court-Martial. Prior to the Art. 32, the charges were WITHDRAWN. Although our client was ...

Navy E-1 confessed to setting five (5) fires on board a Naval warship. We secured a plea agreement that merged the five offenses into one charge and secured a sentence of 4 months of confinement, with no punitive discharge. Although our client was ...

Issued a Letter of Intent (LOI) to revoke security clearance under Guideline B (Foreign Influence); Guideline E (Personal Conduct); Guideline G (Alcohol Consumption); and Guideline J (Criminal Conduct), as a result of pre-service allegations of (1), ...

Department of Defense notified contractor employee it was unable to grant employee access to classified information and recommended case be submitted to an Administrative Judge for a determination, based upon Guideline E (Personal Conduct) , ...

An E-6 in the Air Force was charged with offenses related to compromising of performance testing materials. After an ART. 32 Investigation, the charges were referred to trial by General Courts-Martial, however we secured WITHDRAWAL of the charges ...

We have seen a recent surge in investigative activity, and prosecution of charges related to alleged false BAH and Travel Claims. Due to the variation as to entitlements for BAH based on the location in which dependents live, active duty military ...

DOD federal civilian employee, at periodic review, was given a Letter of Intent/Statement of Reasons to revoke eligibility for access to classified information, assignment to a sensitive position, and access to sensitive compartmented information ...

A Navy petty officer was charged with rape of a shipmate. As a result of the ART. 32 Investigation, the charges were WITHDRAWN .

Navy E-9 was charged with rape and sexual harassment of an E-6 subordinate. The complainant alleged that our client raped her while she was intoxicated, and possibly drugged. During the course of the Art 32 investigation, through aggressive ...

Navy Master at Arms Chief Petty Officer (E-7) with over 19 years of service came up positive on a urinalysis for marijuana. During the course of the investigation our client made a statement to NCIS admitting to the wrongful use of marijuana. At a ...

PV1, ARNG/USAR, with diagnosed mental health disqualifications, sought separation on his own without success. Through our representation, PV1 received uncharacterized/entry level discharge from the ARNG/USAR.

Wrongful Use of Cocaine - HONORABLE DISCHARGE GRANTED Navy SEAL with excellent service record admitted wrongful use of cocaine. Realizing his career with the special warfare community was over due to the drug use, the focus at that point was to ...

Department of Defense notified contractor employee it was unable to grant employee access to classified information and recommended case be submitted to an Administrative Judge for a determination, based upon Guideline H (Drug Involvement) , two ...

Department of the Army contracted employee's Security Clearance eligibility and Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) access held in abeyance by the Army Central Personnel Security Clearance Facility (ACPSCF), pending resolution of a letter ...

Greg McCormack was retained to represent Petty Officer Jonathan Keefe, one of three Navy SEALs who faced court-martial for alleged detainee abuse of the terrorist who has been identified as the mastermind behind the infamous Blackwater Bridge ...

Navy E-6 with 18 ½ years of service was processed for misconduct based upon 3 convictions for driving under the influence. At an Administrative Separation Board, we secured a recommendation that the separation be suspended, however the command was ...

Air Force E-6 with over 18 years of service was admitted to a civilian hospital. During her hospital stay, she allegedly tested positive for marijuana. Her command issued her a Letter of Reprimand (LOR), established an Unfavorable Information File ...

Army ROTC student was terminated from the ROTC program and upon graduation from college, was ordered to serve on active duty in an enlisted status. We secured a RELEASE FROM THE ACTIVE DUTY OBLIGATION .

Army E-3 in Korea went out for an evening with another E-3. After going to several clubs in the local community, they went to a hotel and engaged in sexual relations. The next morning, the female soldier returned to her command and was immediately ...

Department of Defense contractor employee reapplied for a security clearance from a previous revocation under Guideline E (Personal Conduct) and Guideline J (Criminal Conduct), as a result of an arrest for Felony Malicious Wounding and Misdemeanor ...