In a case reminescent of U.S. v. Diaz, an Army PFC is reported to have released hundreds of classified documents about military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. PFC PFC Bradley Manning is currently being held in Kuwait during the ongoing investigation.
Reuters: N.Y. subpoenas MetLife, Prudential on soldier death benefits
July 29, 2010
Reuters reported today that New York is investigating whether insurance companies have been illegally retaining earnings on veterans’ death benefits. New York’s attorney general has subpoenaed MetLife Inc and Prudential Financial Inc as part of a probe into whether life insurers are defrauding families of deceased military personnel by siphoning off millions of dollars of [...]