Department of Defense Official Charged With Helping to Run a Dog Fighting Ring

A senior Defense Department official has been charged with helping to run a dogfighting ring in suburban Maryland in which dogs were allegedly electrocuted with jumper cables if they lost. 

Frederick D. Moorefield Jr., the Pentagon’s deputy chief information officer, 62, and co-defendant Mario Flythe, 49, were charged by federal authorities with promoting and furthering an animal fighting venture. At their initial court appearance Thursday, a federal judge ordered both defendants released pending trial.

According to an affidavit, Moorefield and Flythe used encrypted messaging to talk to people around the U.S. about dogfighting. Moorefield allegedly used the name “Geehad Kennels” and Flythe allegedly used the name “Razor Sharp Kennels” to identify their respective operations. 

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