"Nonferrous Material" means copper, copper alloys, stainless steel, or aluminum, but does not include CRV beverage containers Scrap Metal does not include scrap iron, household generated waste, or aluminum beverage containers. "Scrap metals and alloys" includes, but is not limited to, materials and equipment commonly used in construction, agricultural operations and electrical power generation, railroad equipment, oil well rigs, nonferrous materials, stainless steel, and nickel which are offered for sale to any junk dealer or recycler. Maximum penalties: 10 years’ prison and a $250,000 fine."Junk" means any and all secondhand and used machinery and all ferrous and nonferrous scrap metals and alloys, including any and all secondhand and used furniture, pallets, or other personal property, other than livestock, or parts or portions thereof. John Vescuso Age: 40 Wildomar, CaliforniaĬount 1: Title 18, United States Code, Section 371: Conspiracy to Commit the Offense of Theft of Government Property.Ĭounts 2-4: Title 18, United States Code, Section 641: Theft of Government Property. The defendant is scheduled to appear for sentencing before U.S. Theft of government property will not be tolerated, and NCIS will continue to investigate and aggressively prosecute all individuals who attempt to engage in this type of criminal activity.” NCIS, in partnership with DCIS, worked tirelessly to ensure these individuals were brought to justice. “In this case, the Marine Corps at Camp Pendleton and the taxpayers saw a loss of over a half a million dollars on board Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton due to the greed of two individuals. “The Department of Defense has strict policies and procedures in place to ensure that all property and scrap materials generated during military training are recycled or reused for the benefit of our Armed Forces,” said Charles Warmuth, NCIS Special Agent in Charge for the Marine Corps West Field office. military and American public that the Defense Criminal Investigative Service (DCIS) and our law enforcement partners will pursue these crimes relentlessly.” This guilty verdict should serve as a warning for those intent on defrauding the U.S. Theft of USMC resources takes away precious dollars necessary for the dedicated American warfighter. “We will continue to do our part to ensure the military bases in our community are safe and secure from those who want to cause harm to the mission of the Armed Forces.”Ĭhris Hendrickson, DCIS Special Agent in Charge for the Western Field Office, said, “America's warfighters deserve the very best to perform their jobs and the taxpayers expect nothing less. “It is unfortunate that anyone would try to take advantage of the military resources that are so important to our community and to our national security,” said U.S. The investigation of the theft was a joint effort between the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) and Defense Criminal Investigative Service (DCIS).
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Prior to the trial against Vescuso, Garr pleaded guilty to conspiring with Vescuso to steal the more than $500,000 in brass shell casings from Camp Pendleton.
Vescuso then collected payment directly from the scrap metal company and shared those proceeds with Garr, resulting in a substantial loss to the United States Marine Corps. Once those containers were full, Vescuso contacted the scrap metal company to retrieve the containers from Camp Pendleton. Subsequently, he made arrangements directly with an Orange County, California, scrap metal company to place roll-off containers in the lot to collect the brass shell casings and other scrap metal. Vescuso, who was engaged in the business of recycling scrap metal, paid Garr cash to remove expended brass shell casings from the hazardous materials lot using his personal vehicles. SAN DIEGO - A federal jury has found John Vescuso guilty of theft of government property and conspiracy to sell and dispose of more than $500,000 of brass shell casings from Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton from April 2010 to June 2012.Īccording to testimony and evidence presented at trial, Vescuso conspired with a former civilian employee on board Camp Pendleton, Cecil Garr, to remove the brass shell casings and other types of scrap metal from the School of Infantry’s hazardous materials lot, and to sell those materials for $555,640 over the two-year time period.
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