Stufflebeem punished for lying, will retire

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Stufflebeem punished for lying, will retire
By Chris Amos - Staff writer
Posted : Monday Apr 21, 2008 17:53:54 EDT

The former director of the Navy Staff was given a punitive letter of reprimand during a nonjudicial punishment hearing Friday for providing “false and misleading information” to Navy investigators earlier this year, the Navy’s top spokesman said Monday.

Rear Adm. John “Boomer” Stufflebeem had been fired from his three-star position last month by Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Gary Roughead for testimony Stufflebeem gave to the Defense Department Inspector General about an “inappropriate relationship.”

Navy officials declined to characterize the relationship, which allegedly occurred 18 years ago while Stufflebeem worked at the White House as a military aide to President George H.W. Bush, but stressed that Stufflebeem was relieved for making false statements, and not a relationship.

After firing Stufflebeem last month, Roughead directed Adm. Kirk Donald to review the results of the IG investigation. Upon completing his review, Donald took Stufflebeem to admiral’s mast.

“As a result of Admiral Donald’s review, Rear Admiral Stufflebeem was charged with one count of violating Uniform Code of Military Justice, Article 107, making a false official statement,” Navy Chief of Information Rear Adm. Frank Thorp told Navy Times Monday.


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