Two former U.S. soldiers have have been sentenced to four years and nine months in prison for stealing millions of pounds in government funds while they were stationed in Saudi Arabia.
Jasen Minter, 44, from Fayetteville, Georgia, and Louis E. Nock, 48, from Orlando, Florida, were sentenced in Coweta County, Georgia for stealing the large sum of cash.
The soldiers worked as the finance officer and deputy finance officer for the United States Military Training Mission between 2006 and 2007 and had access to a government bank account.
According to the U.S. Department of Justice, the duo stole $2.7 million in 2006 through withdrawals in June and August, and sent the money home, according to Georgia Newsday.
Both have been ordered to pay more than $2.2 million in restitution. The theft was uncovered in a Department of Defense audit.
Acting US Attorney John Horn said: 'Best we know from the evidence is they just shipped it back in boxes. It was all cash.
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