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Employee jailed for bomb threat
« on: July 12, 2003, 05:31:18 PM »
So let's see.... how can I get back at those bastages that make working at a government facility a terrrible experience...

I know, I can lie and tell everyone, in writing, there is a bomb in the building.... that'll teach 'em to mess with me!
Doh!

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http://www.af.mil/stories/story.asp?storyID=123005240

ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. (AFPN) -- A base civilian employee was sentenced
in federal court July 8 after pleading guilty to making a bomb threat on
base.

Yolanda Aparicio was sentenced to two years imprisonment in a federal
facility and ordered to pay $786,860 in restitution.

Besides imprisonment, the wage-grade employee in the C-5 Galaxy maintenance
division was sentenced to three years supervised probation. The restitution
amount covered the lost work revenue the base experienced when the
flightline was shut down and evacuated during the bomb threat.

An indictment against Aparicio was handed down in July 2002 by the U.S.
District Court for the Middle Georgia District in Macon. Aparicio pleaded
guilty in February. Her sentencing was delayed pending an evaluation.

According to the indictment, Aparicio was charged with threatening to use a
weapon of mass destruction and for passing on false information regarding
the bomb threat. She was accused of making a written threat on May 14, 2002,
indicating there was a bomb in a building here.

Appropriate punishment in such a case carries greater weight given recent
national events, according to Maj. Gen. Donald Wetekam, Warner Robins Air
Logistics Center commander.

"Bomb threats are serious matters, particularly in light of the attacks that
have taken place against the United States," Wetekam said. "Our greatest
concern is the safety of the work force.

"We must do everything within our power to provide a safe environment where
employees can concentrate on the extremely important work they do in the war
on terrorism. We do not take these kinds of incidents lightly," he said.

Base officials had placed Aparicio on indefinite suspension -- a non-duty,
non-pay status -- Aug. 8 pending resolution of the criminal charges.

The incident was investigated by Air Force Office of Special Investigations
Detachment 105, which passed the findings to the U.S. attorney's office,
since the incident involved a civilian employee. (Courtesy of Air Force
Materiel Command News Service)