Marine recruiters busted in exam fraud: Stand-ins took test required of 15 marginal enlistees

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Marine recruiters busted in exam fraud: Stand-ins took test required of 15 marginal enlistees
Submitted by davidswanson on Thu, 2007-11-01 14:16. Evidence

By DANE SCHILLER, Houston Chronicle

Nine Marine Corps recruiters who worked in the Houston area were punished for using fraudulent stand-ins to take military-entrance exams for prospective recruits who might not otherwise measure up, the military confirmed Wednesday.

Eight of the recruiters were reassigned and given non-judicial punishment, which could include fines and reduction in rank. Another, considered the worst offender, was discharged from the service.

"I don't know why this happened here. Obviously, we do not tolerate it," said Capt. John Niemann, a spokesman for the recruiting district that includes Houston. "We learned of it. We investigated it and took appropriate disciplinary action."

Niemann said privacy regulations prohibit him from releasing the names of the recruiters, what punishments they were given or when.

"The bottom line is that it is all cleaned up," he said.

Word of the scandal comes as recruiters are under continued pressure to find people willing to join the military in a time of war.

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