An Army Reserve officer was indicted on one count of 18 U.S.C. § 641 (stealing) for allegedly filing travel claims (of ~$8,500) for travel the government claimed he did not take in support of his reserve duty. The case was predicated on an Army CID investigation (falsely) establishing the officer lived in the same city as the officer’s duty location. MNB Meridian Attorneys were retained as second chair to translate the Army Reserve to the civilian jury so they could better understand the injustice laid upon this officer. Army CID substantiated their findings based solely on credit/debit card transactions and gate entry data from times the officer was not on duty. Army CID did not, and admitted on the stand, request additional geolocation records that would have established him routinely traveling back and forth from his home of record on dates that did not coincide with his duty. In other words, Army CID gathered just enough evidence to justify their conclusion. The presiding judge entered a directed verdict of acquittal because the government did not prove beyond a reasonable doubt the officer filed false travel claims thereby “stealing” ~$8,500 from the government.