US general fired from the scandal-plagued California National Guard
A US general in the California National Guard has been fired after internal probes found that he had exploited troops for personal use, according to a report.
Brigadier General Jeffrey Magram had asked the troops to drive him to medical appointments and take his mother to grocery stores, the Los Angeles Times reported on Saturday.
The report said Magram will be transferred to the US Air Force retired reserve, a penalty that is “parallel” to the sacking.
California National Guard spokesman Lt. Colonel Brandon Hill said Magram was removed “for cause” after two investigations substantiated allegations against him.
“Your conduct has caused me to lose faith, trust and confidence in your ability to continue serving,” Major General Matthew Beevers told Magram in a memo obtained by the newspaper.
The report said Magram is the fifth general from the 20,000-person guard to resign, retire or be fired amid allegations of bad behavior over the past four years.
Magram admitted to investigators that he had used troops to run errands, arguing that such tasks were consistent with the “wingman concept.”
The officer claimed that if he had been informed about ethical concerns over such behavior, he would have corrected “it on the spot.”
“I want to reiterate that had I ever heard of any ethics issues like this from subordinates, peers or commanders, or perceptions of such, I would have corrected or addressed it on the spot,” Magram said in a statement to an inspector general.
In 2019, Pentagon chief spokeswoman Dana White resigned after allegations of misconduct and reports that she made multiple staffers act as her personal errand runners.
White was investigated by the Pentagon inspector general for misusing her support staff by ordering them to conduct personal business and inappropriate errands for her.
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