NORFOLK, Va. — Electrician's Mate Jared Wilks will face a harsher punishment for being late to work than the officers indicted in the Fat Leonard scandal, sources confirmed today.
Wilks was sentenced to fifteen days restriction and half pay for thirty days after showing up fifteen minutes late for work. His non-judicial punishment guarantees a poor evaluation and will effect his chances for advancement. Meanwhile, a number of senior officers indicted for corruption, bribery, and leaking classified information have retired with a full pension.
“There's a clear difference in these two examples,” Navy spokesman Lt. Cmdr. Robert Flores told reporters. “EM3 Wilks knew liberty expired at 0600. These officers may not have known that accepting bribes, cocaine, partying with hookers, recruiting other officers into the conspiracy, lying to investigators, destroying evidence, and warning a contractor about investigations was illegal.”
