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The Daily Beast: Air Force Charges Ex-Informant With Lying About Her Rape

The Daily Beast reports:

Jane Neubauer says that she was raped while working as an undercover informant for the Air Force. On March 31, 2014, only weeks after The Daily Beast published her allegations, the Air Force formally accused her of lying about being raped and of using drugs. Now facing criminal charges, Neubauer could be standing before a court-martial by mid-June.

But Neubauer isn’t the only one at risk in this case. The Office of Special Investigations, the shadowy Air Force unit that recruited Neubauer just out of basic training to become an informant, could also be dragged uncomfortably into the spotlight. The office is already taking heavy criticism for its habit of turning ill-prepared troops into undercover agents. Neubauer’s case could make things even worse for the OSI.

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