Maritime training school owner pleads guilty to defrauding Coast Guard
14 Aug

Maritime training school owner pleads guilty to defrauding Coast Guard

Professional Mariner StaffLicensing & Training,
(DETROIT) — A St. Clair County, Mich., man pleaded guilty Tuesday to a felony charge related to falsifying records connected to a course he administered to students seeking to become credentialed merchant mariners, U.S. Attorney Jerome Gorgon Jr. announced. Gorgon was joined in the announcement by Capt. Richard Armstrong, commander, U.S. Coast Guard Sector Detroit, and Special Agent in Charge…
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Captain accused of drugging, assaulting cadets surrenders license
01 Nov

Captain accused of drugging, assaulting cadets surrenders license

Casey ConleyMaritime News, , , , ,
By Casey Conley The captain of an oceangoing ship accused of drugging two female cadets in his stateroom while underway in the Atlantic Ocean and then raping one of them has surrendered his license. John C. Merrone, 50, is accused of drugging the two female U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) cadets several years ago. Documents released by the U.S. Coast…
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