{"id":15748,"date":"2015-01-09T10:11:04","date_gmt":"2015-01-09T10:11:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/viconsortium.com\/?p=15748"},"modified":"2015-01-09T10:11:04","modified_gmt":"2015-01-09T10:11:04","slug":"former-national-guard-major-indicted-on-theft-of-public-funds-wire-fraud-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/wp.viconsortium.com\/?p=15748","title":{"rendered":"Former National Guard Major Indicted On Theft Of Public Funds, Wire Fraud"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Former National Guard Major Sherrymae Morales has been served with a 38-count indictment for theft of public money, wire fraud and making false statements, United States Attorney Ronald W. Sharpe has announced.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The indictment was returned on Dec. 4, however it was unsealed on Jan. 7 when Morales appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge Ruth Miller and entered a plea of not guilty. Morales was released on an unsecured bond of $25,000.<\/p>\n<p>From 2010 until 2011, Morales was employed as a full-time Virgin Islands National Guard (VING) employee, and also held a full-time contract position with Military Personnel Services Corporation (MPSC), which provides employee support services to members of the VING, according to a press release. The indictment alleges that Morales submitted time sheets to both the MPSC and VING for the same 40-hour weeks over a period of 14 months.<\/p>\n<p>If convicted, Morales faces up to 20 years in prison.<\/p>\n<p>The charges are not convictions, however, and Attorney Sharpe noted that the indictment is merely a formal charging document and should not be viewed as evidence of guilt.<\/p>\n<p>The case is currently being investigated by the United States Army Criminal Investigation Command &#8211; Major Procurement Fraud Unit, Defense Criminal Investigative Service and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement&#8217;s Homeland Security Investigations. It is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Everard E. Potter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former National Guard Major Sherrymae Morales has been served with a 38-count indictment for theft of public money, wire fraud and making false statements, United States Attorney Ronald W. 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