Convicted Colonel Fired by Army
From Times Wire Reports
An Army colonel who pleaded guilty earlier this year to charges of laundering cash from his wife’s drug deals while he headed U.S. anti-drug operations in Colombia has been fired by the Army. Col. James C. Hiett, a 24-year veteran, has been dropped from personnel rolls and will receive no military retirement pay, an Army spokesman said. A federal judge in July sentenced Hiett to five months in prison, five months of home confinement and one year of probation.
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