Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Jeffrey D. Hill (619) 546-7924
NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY - Aug. 18, 2015
SAN DIEGO -- Escondido resident James Dean Salmon pleaded guilty in federal court today, admitting that he stole thousands of dollars of United States property from Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton.
In entering his plea, Salmon admitted that he exploited his position as a civilian contractor to cause unnecessary purchases of equipment. In doing so, Salmon would falsely represent functioning equipment as broken, or repairable equipment as unrepairable. When new equipment would arrive, Salmon would then falsely claim to have installed it - while, in fact, he would steal the new items for his own personal use.
From December 2007 through August 2011, Salmon used this scheme to steal a total of $27,362.68 worth of government equipment, much of it recovered from inside his residence during a search warrant. Salmon is scheduled to be sentenced on Nov. 16, 2015, before U.S. District Judge John A. Houston.
DEFENDANT Criminal Case No. 15cr02116-JAH
James Dean Salmon Escondido, CA Age: 47
SUMMARY OF CHARGES
Theft of Public Property - Title 18, U.S.C., Section 641
Maximum penalty: 10 years’ imprisonment and $250,000 fine
AGENCIES
United States Marine Corps, Criminal Investigation Division
Department of the Navy, Naval Criminal Investigative Service
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
