Navy board of inquiry clears Fitz lieutenant in fatal ship collision caseShe now will be honorably discharged from the sea service after 11 years in uniform.By Carl Prine3 years ago
Some families of the Fitzgerald seven frustrated by decision to drop criminal charges“Accountability, to this day, has never happened," one family member said.By Geoff Ziezulewicz4 years ago
In the aftermath of the Fitzgerald collision, months of legal fury end in a whimperQuestions continue about whether missteps by senior Navy leaders helped to scuttle the criminal cases against two officers of the doomed destroyer.By Geoff Ziezulewicz4 years ago
Navy drops all criminal charges against commander, junior officer in Fitzgerald collision casesThe CO at the time of the 2017 collision and another junior officer will have charges dismissed Thursday, according to defense attorneys and families of the fallen.By Geoff Ziezulewicz4 years ago
Say it ain’t so, CNO! Do more unlawful command influence woes dog Fitz cases?Attorneys tell Navy Times that a widely-shared op-ed assigning blame in the 2017 collision could become legal ammo for defense lawyers.By Geoff Ziezulewicz4 years ago
Mystery Navy tweeter unmasked in court filings alleging unlawful command influenceProsecutors say that any damage to their court-martial case against a lieutenant can be mitigated later by a military judge.By Geoff Ziezulewicz4 years ago
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