{"id":2054115,"date":"2023-10-03T16:44:02","date_gmt":"2023-10-03T20:44:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pentagon-official-charged-with-running-dogfighting-ring\/"},"modified":"2023-10-03T16:46:19","modified_gmt":"2023-10-03T20:46:19","slug":"pentagon-official-charged-with-running-dogfighting-ring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pentagon-official-charged-with-running-dogfighting-ring\/","title":{"rendered":"Pentagon official accused of operating dogfighting ring."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpentagon-official-charged-with-running-dogfighting-ring%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2054115&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">U.S.\u2062 District Court for the District of\u2064 Maryland<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>OAN&#8217;s Taylor \u200dTinsley<\/h2>\n<h3>1:30 PM \u2013 Tuesday, October 3, 2023<\/h3>\n<p>A Pentagon official has now been charged with promoting and furthering animal fighting ventures in running an illegal dogfighting ring in Maryland.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px;  text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>Frederick Douglass Moorefield, 62, \u200bwho is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chinese-hack-of-state-department-emails-included-breach-of-social-security-numbers\/\" title=\"Chinese hackers breached State Department emails, compromising Social Security numbers.\">deputy chief information officer<\/a> for \u200dCommand, Control, and Communications for the Office of the Secretary of Defense, and co-defendants Mario Damon Flythe, 49, were <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/usao-md\/pr\/two-anne-arundel-county-men-including-department-defense-deputy-chief-charged\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/usao-md\/pr\/two-anne-arundel-county-men-including-department-defense-deputy-chief-charged\" target=\"_blank\">indicted<\/a> on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>According to the affidavit, Moorefield and Flythe used encrypted messages in order to communicate with\u2063 individuals \u2063across the country. They\u2063 reportedly discussed how to train dogs, exchange videos, make bets, arrange and coordinate dog fights, and how to conceal their conduct from law enforcement officials.<\/p>\n<p>Officers raided a handful of residences \u200bin early September and recovered 12 dogs, veterinary steroids, a blood-stained carpet, and battery jumper \u2063cables, which investigators claimed\u2062 were used to\u2064 execute dogs who lost the fights. <\/p>\n<p>The 62-year-old\u2062 Pentagon official allegedly took part in the ring for more than 20 years and a \u200dspokesperson told <em>The Washington Post<\/em> that Moorefield is no \u200dlonger in the agency. <\/p>\n<p>If convicted, both face up to five years behind\u200b bars. Federal investigators continue to crackdown on dogfighting rings across the country. <\/p>\n<p>In September, unsealed court documents revealed that police rescued at least 75 \u200bdogs from a\u2062 fighting ring in Indiana.\u00a021 people were federally charged in the investigation, where police also seized guns, drugs, and money.<\/p>\n<p>In South Carolina, authorities also\u200d recently seized about\u2064 120 dogs in what they called the second largest seizure in the state\u2019s \u2064history. Officials rescued nearly 300 dogs across several properties in the state in 2022. <\/p>\n<p>The largest-ever dogfighting bust took place in 2009, when investigators recovered 500 dogs in a six-state operation known as\u200d the \u201cMissouri 500.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Humane Society \u2062noted ways to help put a stop to dogfighting \u200drings, highlighting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.humanesociety.org\/resources\/take-action-stop-animal-fighting\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.humanesociety.org\/resources\/take-action-stop-animal-fighting\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">signs for people to look out for<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>The\u200d following \u200dwarning\u2062 signs can help aid in\u2064 ending dogfighting rings:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>An inordinate number of pit bull-type dogs being kept in one location, especially multiple dogs who are chained and seem unsocialized.<\/li>\n<li>Dogs with scars on their faces, front legs and hind-quarters.<\/li>\n<li>Dogfighting training equipment such as \u2064treadmills used to build dogs\u2019 endurance, &#8220;break sticks&#8221; used to pry apart the jaws of dogs locked in battle, \u2064tires or &#8220;springpoles&#8221; \u200b(usually a large spring\u200b with \u200drope attached to either end) hanging from tree limbs or unusual foot traffic coming and<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The organization continues\u200c to rehabilitate the animals that were rescued so that they can go on to find their forever homes and families. The\u200c Human Society noted that while the rehabilitation process \u2063can be lengthy, the rescued dogs can \u200clearn\u2062 to trust again.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>&#8220;If you suspect an \u200coperation in your area, alert \u2062your local \u2062law\u2062 enforcement agency and urge officials to contact the HSUS \u200cfor practical tools, advice and assistance.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Stay informed! Receive breaking news blasts directly to your inbox for free. Subscribe here. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>President Biden\u2019s son, Hunter Biden, appeared in Federal Court today, \u2063pleading not guilty on\u200b the gun charges brought\u2063 about by Special \u200bCounsel\u200b David Weiss. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>California Governor Gavin Newsom appoints the first <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/laphonza-butler-tapped-to-serve-as-senate-designate-following-death-of-sen-dianne-feinstein\/\" title=\"Laphonza Butler chosen as Senate-Designate after Sen. Dianne Feinstein's passing.\">openly gay black woman<\/a> to serve in\u00a0the U.S. Senate after 90-year-old longtime Senator Dianne Feinstein passed away last week. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>with Rep. Nicole Malliotakis<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>with Luke Ball<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Sam Bankman-Fried\u2019s \u2062fraud \u2062trial \u200cgot under way with jury selection on Tuesday, nearly a year after his now-bankrupt cryptocurrency\u200d exchange\u2019s\u00a0collapse.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-crypto-market-bears-the-scars-of-ftxs-collapse\/\" title=\"FTX's collapse left lasting scars on the crypto market.\">global cryptocurrency market remains badly scarred<\/a> following the\u2064 tumultuous\u2064 collapse of crypto exchange FTX and other big players last year<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>A California federal judge has\u2063 ruled people who own Tesla cars must pursue autopilot claims in individual arbitration rather than court.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Avio said its Vega C\u200c rockets would return to flight in late 2024 after implementing fixes \u200dfollowing a failed satellite \u2063launch.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> rnrn  <\/p>\n<h2> How were the individuals involved in the dogfighting ring communicating with each other?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Title\u200d of this article\u200c is &#8220;Pentagon Official \u200bCharged With Running Illegal Dogfighting Ring in Maryland&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In recent news, a shocking\u200d case of animal abuse and illegal activities has emerged involving a Pentagon official. Frederick Douglass Moorefield, a 62-year-old deputy chief information officer for Command, \u200bControl, and\u2064 Communications for \u200bthe Office of the Secretary of Defense, and his co-defendant \u2062Mario Damon Flythe, have been indicted for their involvement in running\u200c an illegal dogfighting ring in Maryland.<\/p>\n<p>According to an affidavit, Moorefield \u200band \u2063Flythe used encrypted messages to communicate \u200cwith individuals\u200d across \u2064the \u2062country. These messages reportedly include discussions on training dogs, exchanging\u2063 videos, making \u2064bets, \u2064arranging and coordinating dog fights, and\u200c ways to\u2064 hide their activities from law enforcement officials.<\/p>\n<p>The illegal dogfighting\u200d operation \u200bwas uncovered \u2064when officers raided several \u2063residences in early September. During the raid, authorities discovered 12 dogs, veterinary steroids, a blood-stained carpet, and battery jumper cables, which investigators believe were used to execute dogs\u2064 that\u200b lost the fights. This inhumane and cruel behavior is deeply disturbing.<\/p>\n<p>It has been revealed that Moorefield has been involved in this dogfighting ring for over\u2063 two decades. A spokesperson for the \u200cPentagon stated that Moorefield is \u2062no longer employed by the agency. If convicted, both Moorefield and Flythe could \u2063face \u2064up to\u200c five years in \u200cprison.<\/p>\n<p>This case brings attention to the ongoing \u200bissue \u2063of dogfighting rings in the\u2064 United States. Federal investigators \u200bhave been actively cracking down on these\u2063 illegal operations across the country. Just last\u200c month, court documents were unsealed, revealing \u200cthat 75 dogs were\u2064 rescued from a fighting ring in Indiana, leading to \u200dfederal\u200c charges against\u2064 21\u2062 people involved in the operation. Guns, drugs, and money were also seized by the police.<\/p>\n<p>Similarly, in South Carolina, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pentagon-official-charged-with-running-dogfighting-ring\/\" title=\"Pentagon official accused of operating dogfighting ring.\">authorities recently seized approximately 120 dogs<\/a> in what they described as the state&#8217;s second-largest seizure in history. In 2022, nearly 300 dogs were rescued from various properties\u2064 in the state.<\/p>\n<p>The\u2064 largest-ever dogfighting bust\u200c occurred \u200cin 2009, with 500\u2062 dogs recovered in a six-state operation known as\u200c &#8220;the \u200dMissouri 500.&#8221; \u200bThese cases highlight the persistent problem of dogfighting \u200band the\u2062 importance\u2063 of \u2063continued\u2062 efforts to eliminate \u200bthis cruel practice.<\/p>\n<p>In light \u200dof these disturbing incidents, organizations \u200clike\u200c the Humane Society play a crucial role in\u200b raising awareness \u2062and advocating for the\u200b end \u2062of dogfighting. They have \u2063provided a list of warning signs for \u200dpeople to look out for,\u200d including an excessive number of pit bull-type dogs in one location, dogs with visible scars from fights, and dogfighting \u2062training equipment.<\/p>\n<p>The Humane\u200c Society, alongside\u2064 other rescue organizations,\u2062 continues to rehabilitate the dogs rescued from these illegal operations,\u2064 providing them with a chance to find loving forever homes. However, it\u2064 is essential for society as a whole to work together to prevent and put an end to dogfighting\u2064 rings and all forms of \u200banimal abuse.<\/p>\n<p>It is disheartening to witness such barbaric acts being committed, especially by individuals in positions of authority. Justice must be served, and stricter measures need to be implemented to \u2064prevent the recurrence of \u200bsuch heinous activities.\u200b Only through collective \u200befforts \u200band education can we create a society that upholds the rights\u2063 and\u200d welfare of all living beings.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Pentagon official, Frederick Douglass Moorefield, 62, has been charged with promoting illegal dogfighting ventures in Maryland. Moorefield, a deputy chief information officer for Command, Control, and Communications, is accused of running an illegal dogfighting ring. 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