Two laptops missing from U.S. Central Command recovered

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http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2002-08-09-laptops_x.htm

08/09/2002

TAMPA (AP) - Two laptop computers that had been missing from the
military command center coordinating the war in Afghanistan were
recovered Friday, and a suspect was in custody, an Air Force spokesman
said. One of the computers that disappeared Thursday from the U.S.  
Central Command contained classified information.

Maj. Mike Richmond, a spokesman for the Air Force's Office of Special
Investigations, wouldn't comment on a motive but said the laptops
apparently weren't taken because of information they contained. He
also said the theft had nothing to do with espionage.

The computers were recovered from a private residence. The suspect is
a member of the military who had access to the secure area where the
laptops were kept, but Richmond declined to identify his branch or
rank.

"He was one who was on the list and had access, and in the course of
talking to him and others, we got a confession out of him," Richmond
said.

Central Command, led by Army Gen. Tommy Franks, is responsible for
U.S. security interests in the Middle East. It oversees the continuing
military operation in Afghanistan and has been deeply involved in
planning for a possible U.S. effort to topple Iraqi leader Saddam
Hussein.

The headquarters is part of MacDill Air Force Base.

The suspect eventually will be turned over to his commanding officer,
who will decide whether to pursue charges or other disciplinary
action, Richmond said.



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