I never thought I would see the face of Gregory McQueen gracing the pages of the Stars & Stripes ever again after his conviction for trying to be a pimp at Ft. Hood, but I was wrong:
Gregory McQueen
On paper, Gregory McQueen must have seemed like a great candidate to become a foster-care parent in Texas.
A married man and Army veteran, McQueen had served as battalion representative on a task force to prevent sexual harassment at Fort Hood in central Texas.
But some important information didn’t show up in a state background check before a foster-care agency hired McQueen and his wife last March to care for abused and neglected children
Two years ago, former Army 1st Sgt. McQueen pleaded guilty to more than a dozen military charges for attempting to run a prostitution ring in Fort Hood. As part of the plea deal he was demoted to private, sentenced to 24 months in prison, was stripped of his retirement pay and received a dishonorable discharge. [Stars & Stripes]
You can read more at the link, but I would hope the Defense Department is aggressively pursuing the updating of national databases because clearly people like McQueen should not be a foster parent. With that said what kind of background checks are being done when a simple Google search would have exposed McQueen’s background that was highly publicized?
A lot of tax money is wasted on these foster care programs.
He sounds like a guy who could turn it into a profit center.
blueberry muffin mix
7 years ago
With his DD, he should have shown up as a felon. Since when do felons get to be foster parents?
MTB Rider
7 years ago
One more, and we’re going to have a swarm of updates to the National Databases.
First, Devin Patrick Kelley gets booted from the Air Force with a Bad Conduct Discharge and loses his legal right to own a firearm. Didn’t stop him from shooting up a church, because paperwork was missing.
Now, Gregory McQueen gets a Dishonorable Discharge for running a prostitution ring, and becomes a foster parent. Paperwork is missing.
Things that make you go Hmm…
blueberry muffin mix
7 years ago
Was anyone paid to lose the paperwork or were they just lazy inefficient screwups? You hang the first and send the second to Leavenworth’s rockpile.
I’m not sure I see the problem here.
A lot of tax money is wasted on these foster care programs.
He sounds like a guy who could turn it into a profit center.
With his DD, he should have shown up as a felon. Since when do felons get to be foster parents?
One more, and we’re going to have a swarm of updates to the National Databases.
First, Devin Patrick Kelley gets booted from the Air Force with a Bad Conduct Discharge and loses his legal right to own a firearm. Didn’t stop him from shooting up a church, because paperwork was missing.
Now, Gregory McQueen gets a Dishonorable Discharge for running a prostitution ring, and becomes a foster parent. Paperwork is missing.
Things that make you go Hmm…
Was anyone paid to lose the paperwork or were they just lazy inefficient screwups? You hang the first and send the second to Leavenworth’s rockpile.