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| 2nd Col. Pleads guilty in paternity fraud case |
| 2009-01-24 |
| I believe someone posted on the first plea and this sort of wraps the unfortunate case up Scott Carlson and Bruce Adkins were both involved in a scheme to fake a paternity test, both Army colonels and both students at the Army War College, but prosecutors say their roles were very different. "It is clear, although not an excuse, that Adkins was Scott Carlson's pawn," said Cumberland County District Attorney David Freed, following Adkins' entry of a guilty plea Friday to second-degree misdemeanor counts of obstruction of justice and tampering. "Carlson took advantage of Adkins and provided the platform for his criminal behavior." The actions of the two also diverged after the county Domestic Relations Office discovered the crime in 2007, Freed said. "Instead of continuing to deny and dissemble like Carlson, Adkins stood up and admitted he was wrong," Freed said, referencing Adkins' testimony during Carlson's trial in September 2008. Adkins will, like Carlson, leave the United States Army in disgrace, Freed said, but "we would have had a much harder time convicting Carlson without Adkins." Freed said he is satisfied that Adkins' plea adequately holds him responsible for his actions and reflects his cooperation. Derek Clepper, a senior assistant district attorney, said there was no deal on Adkins' sentence but that the general guidelines would be probation to a month in jail. Mitigating circumstances in Adkins' case were his health at the time and the things Carlson led him to believe, Clepper said. |
| Posted by:Nimble Spemble |
| #2 Like as been noted.... it's for lerning stratergery not tactile. |
| Posted by: .5MT 2009-01-24 16:23 |
| #1 both Army colonels and both students at the Army War College Oh those zany college kids! Not. I would assume that by the time you make Col., you should have your sh$t together. I guess not - at least he fell on his sword. |
| Posted by: GORT 2009-01-24 10:41 |