Iowa Not Pressing Charges Against U.S. Nuke Chief Who Allegedly Counterfeited Poker ChipsState Letting Federal Government Handle The Matter |
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The state of Iowa has decided not to pursue any charges against a high-ranking U.S. military official for allegedly using fake poker chips at Horseshoe Council Bluffs, even though such an act would be considered a felony in the state, according to the Omaha World-Herald.
Vice Adm. Timothy Giardina, 57, is second in command at the United States Strategic Command, which oversees the country’s nuclear weapons, among other duties.
An Iowa official defended the move not to prosecute over the June incident.
“Considering Adm. Giardina’s lack of criminal history as well as his career in the military, we concluded there wasn’t any chance of him receiving anything other than deferred judgment,” Pottawattamie County Attorney Matt Wilber told the World-Herald.
“We chose to let (the Defense Department) handle it.”
Giardina is currently suspended pending a government investigation.
Iowa reportedly believes that he counterfeited at least $1,500 in poker chips.
There apparently is no doubt that fake chips were used, but it remains only an allegation that Giardina counterfeited them. Authorities won’t say how they think they were counterfeited. Casino employees discovered the fake chips and alerted authorities.
According to Horseshoe Council Bluffs’ website, it has an 18-table poker room.
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