Birdwatch Note Rating
2023-01-08 08:43:15 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: F4E2D91A860DC2DA26D5BCBF20691D73644307076B92DF451EFC40F363F7BFB9
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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