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http://www.seattlepi.com/local/6420ap_or_sergeant_motorcycles.htmlSergeant charged in Ore. with stealing motorcycles THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
PORTLAND, Ore. -- An Oregon Air National Guard senior master sergeant has been charged with stealing three motorcycles from the military and selling them on Craigslist.
Federal prosecutors said Monday that 33-year-old Adam Monticelli of Vancouver, Wash., was indicted on three counts of theft of government property.
The federal grand jury indictment alleges Monticelli stole three Suzuki motorcycles that were property of the Department of Air Force, 125th Special Tactics Squadron, Oregon Air National Guard, where he was assigned on active duty.
Theft of government property carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. Trial was set for August 24 in U.S. District Court in Portland.
