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State moves to remove officer by court martial
Says Guard aide misused funds

By Andrea Estes
Posted at the Boston.com
Written by the Globe Staff / January 9, 2010

A top official in the Massachusetts National Guard faces possible removal by court-martial after state and federal investigations uncovered a range of alleged improprieties, including misusing federal money, hiring a convicted felon to do legal work, and threatening a whistleblower.

Quartermaster Mark P. Murray, who oversees all state-owned National Guard property, has been on paid leave since April, when the head of the Guard, Adjutant General Joseph Carter, questioned Murray’s handling of federal funds and asked the state auditor and the US Army to investigate.

Though none of the investigations or audits by five federal and state agencies turned up criminal wrongdoing, Murray, who makes $145,000 a year and collects a federal military pension, is accused of violating a host of federal and state rules and regulations.

Yesterday, Murray received a hand-delivered letter accusing him of “waste, fraud, and abuse’’ and ordering him to resign by day’s end or face a court-martial convened by Governor Deval Patrick. State officials could not find a documented court-martial in recent Massachusetts history.

Murray informed the Guard that he would fight the charges, officials said.

Read the entire article at http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2010/01/09/mass_moves_to_court_martial_key_national_guard_quartermaster/
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