Word: turner
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Donald F. Turner '43, professor of Law, agreed with Yarmolinsky that the charges of conflict of interest do not "disqualify him in an ethical sense, but if put in the context of the public's regard for the Court, there is a lot to be said for putting someone else on." Turner said he was undecided about voting for or against confirmation of the nomination...
...Turner, a short, peppery former paratrooper, was called before the committee last week, but most of the interrogation involved his admitted sale of Army guns for personal profit. Turner acknowledged that, when he was provost marshal general and shortly after he retired, he had received 688 weapons confiscated by police and customs officials. At the time, he signed receipts saying the guns were for Army use, but in his testimony he insisted that the receipts were a mere "formality." Not so, said a spokesman for one of the donors, Chicago Police Superintendent James Conlisk: "The general is engaging in falsehood...
...Turner admitted failing to pay income tax on the $6,800 profit from the gun sales, claiming that he had not known that "hobby" income was taxable. He also explained that he had lost his account ledger but filed amended tax returns this month to reflect the sales. Said Senator Charles Percy in disbelief: "It seems to me that not showing this profit in your tax returns has nothing to do with seeking a loophole. This is evasion. You are either incredibly naive or you have evaded payment of income taxes...
Take the Fifth. When the investigation became imminent, the Justice Department hastily accepted Turner's resignation as chief U.S. marshal, a post he had held for nearly six months. Now the department is considering proceedings against him. The Army will probably prosecute Wooldridge and the other sergeants. The sergeants deny the charges against them, but have said that they would plead the Fifth Amendment rather than testify before the subcommittee. Wooldridge told reporters: "I'm stunned. Never in my wildest nightmare did I believe this could happen...
...prevent suppression of probes by local commanders. Said one general: "The petty graft will continue to go on, but maybe we can stop this big stuff." Perhaps to show that it really means to get tough, the Army has taken back the Distinguished Service Medals previously awarded to Turner and Wooldridge...