Birdwatch Note Rating
2023-01-20 15:35:14 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 1670A8C8C855006F5D9C2B997D63DF56991262F681B3B012965036F082D0C4AE
Participant Details
Original Note:
Whelan served with the Marine Corps Reserve from 2003-2008 as an administrative clerk in Iraq. At the end of that period, he was given a bad-conduct discharge for larceny & other lesser offences, after being found to have tried to steal $10k. https://www.reuters.com/world/paul-whelan-ex-us-marine-jailed-russia-spying-charges-2022-12-08/
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