In 1997, Army Sgt. Maj. Gene McKinney was court martialed and was forced to step down for fraternization and alleged sexual harrassment, which appeared to be more a case of the woman being caught cheating and claiming it was unwanted attention. However, just a few years earlier, in 1992, I had to report LTC Dick Krauss for violating Procedure 15 of AR 381-10, Rules for the Collection of Intelligence. He had directed me to use an intelligence operation to enrich individuals monetarily.
An Article 32 investigation ensued and it was amazing how many people came out of the woodwork with their own horror stories of this cocky, arrogant blow-hard who made up his own rules. (Just an example of how out-of-touch he is from reality, a good friend of mine, a warrant officer, was put on administrative leave for questioning the safety of several of Dick's directive. We ALL scratched our heads trying to figure out which loose screw had fallen out. The only thing we could figure out is that the K-Meister, as we called him had watched to many TV police dramas. You see, there is no such punishment known as "administrative leave" like they had on Miami Vice. This often happens with unexperienced officers who are tapped to command units with active intelligence operatives.
Anyway, one operative who had been assigned to Dick Krauss' unit in Berlin reported that Dick had a "long-standing" affair with a subordinate enlisted woman. She once bragged that she didn't sleep with anyone under the rank of LTC, while sporting a new watch. Well, Dick was also married which also a violation of the adultery statute. The Army Intelligence and Security Command (INSCOM) Inspector General's Office investigated the report and it was swept under the carpet because it was learned that the floozy that had slept with Krauss was then engaged to be married to General Scanlon's Aide. Imagine the embarrassment. Everyone knew but the young Captain.
Bottom line, Dick escaped any punishment and I was mortified when they held Gene McKinney to a different standard. However, it gets worse. I had been accused of espionage by my ex-wife and property was taken by the Army, which they will not return. I was also denied a security clearance because of lies told to the investigators by LTC Dick Krauss, which prevented me from getting a DIA job. I should add that the conspiracy between my ex-wife and John Thornock, General Counsel, DIA contributed significantly. I shall report more on this later.
I got Senator John Kyl involved in assisting me.in referring to the investigation of Krauss, Senator Kyl wrote a letter to INSCOM. Not surprisingly, the INSCOM Chief of Staff, COL William H. Marvin, mislead the Senator, telling him that there was no record of an investigation of Dick, but confirmed the espionage investigation of me. What a bunch of mendacious sycophants. He and Dick could have been shower buddies.
I have suffered professionally from the injustices of these individuals. Please make them pay. Why should Gene McKinney be singled out? Just because he is black?
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