Birdwatch Note Rating
2023-01-09 00:00:39 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 1D8F744F4E4AE6B57BC2194884255BCF65A27590234A3DE9F508205B9D8035AE
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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