WHAT A HEEL: Military Contractor Accused Of Stealing Fuel From Iraq Army Base
Former military contractor Lee William Dubois of Lexington, SC, has been charged with making false statements in the Army's Kuwait Fraud Task Force investigation into $40 million in fuel missing from a U.S. Army base in Iraq, reports The Associated Press:
In a court affidavit, an Army investigator said Dubois and his conspirators stole 10.5 million gallons of jet and diesel fuel valued at $39.6 million from Camp Liberty in Baghdad.
The fuel was allegedly taken between June 2007 and May 2008, and sold on the black market.
The affidavit states that Dubois fraudulently obtained access cards that allowed him to tap into the base's fuel tanks. The gas would be hauled away in truck convoys, typically in 30,000-gallon increments.
Specifically, Dubois and his conspirators would use the names of legitimate contractors in Iraq on fraudulent authorization forms seeking access to the base's fuel tanks, the affidavit said.
Noting that Dubois was charged with “making false statements, not theft,” the AP article explains “it is not uncommon to file limited charges at the time of arrest and seek additional charges when the case is brought to a grand jury.”
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