Crime

A convicted felon has pleaded guilty to concocting a phony claim of battlefield valor.

The Army will soon hire four civilian consultants to lead a review of the command climate at Fort Hood, Texas.

Several lawmakers have also called for investigations into the handling of the Guillen case.

The family of Army Spc. Vanessa Guillen said they are determined to make sure that other soldiers never face a similar fate.

Grazioplene, who has been incarcerated for 18 months, will serve no additional jail time as part of the plea agreement.

"She is part of our history and she will not be forgotten," Maj. Gen. Scott Efflandt said.

Army officials said there is no evidence that a soldier who killed himself to avoid capture sexually assaulted Guillen.

the Army announced a probe into the local program intended to respond to and prevent sexual assault.

"How could this happen while she was on duty?" Lupe Guillen, the soldier's sister, asked.

Julie M. Wheeler has been sentenced to 42 months in prison and restitution of $289,055.07, DOJ officials said in a release.