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In the soft rolling hills of Italy, with just days to go before deploying, a young soldier sent messages to his loved ones and prepared to travel to Turkey. He wasn’t supposed to share information about where he was going–troop movement security and all that–but he just couldn’t help himself. He wanted his loved ones to be able to find him, find him and his colleagues. It was unfortunate that his loved ones weren’t his parents or a high school sweetheart but other members of a white supremacist, neo-Nazi community.

I relied heavily on the sentencing brief from the US Attorney’s Office.

I referenced information from: Stripes, Vice, AP News, the Department of Justice, Washington Post, CNN, the NY Post, the Department of Labor, Rolling Stone, and the US Code (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6).

This episode briefly discussed substance use issues. If you, or someone you know is struggling with substance use, the SAMHSA National Helpline can be reached at 1-800-662-HELP, and their treatment locator is available online.

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Disclaimer: Conduct Unbecoming is a podcast where I get to talk about interesting crimes and cases that involve US military service members. I research, write, and produce the podcast myself… the opinions expressed are my own and, perhaps it’s obvious, Conduct Unbecoming is not approved, endorsed, or authorized by the Department of Defense. I am not a military JAG and have never been a military JAG. While I’m a practicing attorney, I don’t do direct criminal defense. This podcast is a passion project, not legal advice or expert opinion.

It’s important to have at least some familiarity with the habits and interests of your partner. My spouse has a deep love of golf and while I can’t claim to be even halfway decent at the sport, I find a cute outfit and bop around the course anyway. Instagram suggests funny golf reels that I share with him in a self perpetuating algorithm cycle. In return, he displays whatever craft of the moment I’m fixated on. Unfortunately for the Sullivan family, Captain Michael Sullivan spent a fair amount of his time seizing illicit drugs on behalf of the United States Coast Guard. His wife, it would seem, got a little too interested in the use of cocaine.

I used the appellate court opinions: CGCCA, CAAF, the SCOTUS petition, and one of the briefs.

I referenced information from: Sullivan’s career, East Bay Times, USCG Boating, NYPD, medical uses of cocaine, the metabolism of cocaine, USCG seizure statistics, and Go Coast Guard.

This episode discussed substance use issues. If you, or someone you know is struggling with substance use, the SAMHSA National Helpline can be reached at 1-800-662-HELP and their treatment locator is available online.

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Apple Podcasts · Spotify · Google · Amazon Music · I Heart · Audacy

Thank you for listening! If you enjoyed this episode, please take a moment to share, rate and review it wherever you listen to podcasts. I’m happy to receive constructive feedback or case suggestions at conductunbecomingpod@gmail.com. Join me over on Instagram @conductunbecoming!

Disclaimer: Conduct Unbecoming is a podcast where I get to talk about interesting crimes and cases that involve US military service members. I research, write, and produce the podcast myself… the opinions expressed are my own and, perhaps it’s obvious, Conduct Unbecoming is not approved, endorsed, or authorized by the Department of Defense. I am not a military JAG and have never been a military JAG. While I’m a practicing attorney, I don’t do direct criminal defense. This podcast is a passion project, not legal advice or expert opinion.

I’ve detailed some of the concerning relationship patterns young folks who join the military engage in- namely, getting engaged awfully fast and married terribly young. The arrangement can be dicey- not every marriage survives the peaks and valleys of military life. In 2016, Senior Airman Chase Easterly began dating someone he really liked and felt like he might have a future with. Less than a week after their first date, he devised a plan. He packed a bag and showed up, ready to surprise her at her home. Easterly was there to embrace the “until death do us part” portion without the complications of the rest of the vows.

I used the appellate court opinions: AFCCA (1)(2), CAAF, as well as the briefs (1)(2).

I referenced information about:

Schizophrenia and other service-disqualifying diagnoses, doctor-patient privilege (1)(2), JBPHH, Landstuhl.

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Thank you for listening! If you enjoyed this episode, please take a moment to share, rate and review it wherever you listen to podcasts. I’m happy to receive constructive feedback or case suggestions at conductunbecomingpod@gmail.com. Join me over on Instagram @conductunbecoming!

Disclaimer: Conduct Unbecoming is a podcast where I get to talk about interesting crimes and cases that involve US military service members. I research, write, and produce the podcast myself… the opinions expressed are my own and, perhaps it’s obvious, Conduct Unbecoming is not approved, endorsed, or authorized by the Department of Defense. I am not a military JAG and have never been a military JAG. While I’m a practicing attorney, I don’t do direct criminal defense. This podcast is a passion project, not legal advice or expert opinion.