Larry J. Green, Theft of Government Equipment, Virginia 2020

Grimy Times has learned that an American military contractor was sentenced to over three years in prison for his role in a theft ring on a military installation in Kandahar, Afghanistan.

Larry J. Green, 43, of Chesapeake, Virginia was sentenced to 41 months imprisonment to be followed by two months of supervised release, and ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $179,708.

The theft of government equipment occurred between April 2015 and July 2015, when Green and others conspired to steal property of value to the United States, including generators and a truck.

Green negotiated the sale of the stolen property with a third-country national middleman, who facilitated the sale of the items to unknown persons in Kandahar, Afghanistan.

The false official documents created by Green and his co-conspirator, Varita Quincy, facilitated both the entry of unknown and unvetted Afghan nationals and their vehicles onto the military installation and effectuated the removal of the stolen property from the installation.

The case was investigated by the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR), with the help of the Army Criminal Investigation Command (CID) and the 939th Military Police Detachment of the Indiana Army National Guard.

Green pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to defraud the United States and commit theft of property of value to the United States worth over $300,000, one count of theft of property of value to the United States, and one count of aiding and abetting the submission of false statements.

Varita Quincy, a security badging and escort pass supervisor, pleaded guilty to similar charges on October 13, 2020, and sentencing is set for February 23, 2021.

The case is being prosecuted by Trial Attorneys Sasha N. Rutizer of the Criminal Division’s Human Rights and Special Prosecutions Section, Rosaleen O’Gara of the Criminal Division’s Public Integrity Section, and Assistant U.S. Attorney Joseph Kosky of the Eastern District of Virginia.

The case highlights the ongoing issue of corruption and theft on US military bases abroad.

In a related note, 2020 marks the 150th anniversary of the Justice agency. Learn more about the history of our agency at www.Justice.gov/Celebrating150Years.