United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Louisiana
09/08/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 09/08/2026 14:01
Former Army Pay Technician Sentenced for Claiming Pay for Military Funeral Honors Ceremonies That Never Occurred
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - CHRISTOPHER O'CONNOR ("O'CONNOR"), a former Army pay technician, was sentenced on September 3, 2026 by U.S. District Judge Nannette Jolivette Brown to five years' probation, 100 hours of community service, and payment of $98,691 in restitution, announced U.S. Attorney David I. Courcelle.
O'CONNOR previously pleaded guilty to conspiracy, for submitting fraudulent reimbursement requests for military funeral honors that he and six other Army reservists allegedly performed, but had not.
U.S. Attorney Courcelle praised the work of the United States Army Criminal Investigation Command.
Assistant United States Chandra Menon, Chief of the Public Corruption Unit, was in charge of the prosecution.
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