Airman and his husband indicted for defrauding millions from the War Department
Richard Stefon Ramroop, 35, inset, and his husband Manuel George Madrid, 32, lived a luxury lifestyle after committing fraud against the War Department. (Richard Ramroop/Threads/IRS/New York Post/Google Maps)
A federal grand jury in Tucson, Arizona, delivered a 12-count indictment against Staff Sergeant Richard Stefon Ramroop and his husband Manuel George Madrid. Both were indicted for money laundering, wire fraud, theft of government property, and conspiracy to commit wire fraud. Approximately $3 million dollars of diverted military medical devices resulted in over $11 million dollars being deposited into a bank account that the couple controlled. The duo ended up with a lavish lifestyle.
From the United States Attorney’s Office, District of Arizona:
The indictment alleges that from January 2022 through on or about December 2025, Staff Sgt. Ramroop utilized his position in the pharmacy at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base to defraud the U.S. government by purchasing thousands of medical devices using taxpayer funds, and thereafter, stealing and reselling those devices with Madrid for their own personal gain.
According to court records from 2022 through 2025, bank accounts controlled by Ramroop and Madrid received over $11 million in fraud proceeds through wire transfers, Automated Clearing House (ACH) deposits, and other credits from companies engaged in the resale of medical test strips and devices. Meanwhile, the orders of these diverted medical devices cost the U.S. Department of War over $3 million.
The indictment also alleges that Ramroop and Madrid used the fraud proceeds to purchase luxury vehicles and real estate. Further, these purchases were allegedly made directly from the personal bank accounts of Ramroop and Madrid, the same bank accounts that had received fraud proceeds from the medical device sales.
For example, the proceeds were allegedly used to purchase, among other items, a million-dollar home in Tucson in February 2024, a new 2024 Porsche Cayenne Sport Utility Vehicle for $141,443.34 and a new BMW i7 Sport Utility Vehicle for $195,397.59.
According to the indictment, the vehicles, and others, were seized by law enforcement during the execution of a search warrant on Jan. 15, 2026.
A conviction for Conspiracy to Commit Theft of Government Property carries a maximum penalty of up to 5 years imprisonment. Each conviction for Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud and Wire Fraud carries a maximum penalty of up to 20 years imprisonment. Each conviction for Money Laundering carries a maximum penalty of up to 10 years imprisonment.
Additional Reading:
McEntyre, N. (2026, February 21). US airman, husband allegedly stole $3M from government to fund lavish lifestyle, luxury cars and mansion. New York Post. Link.
United States Attorney’s Office, District of Arizona. (2026, February 19). Tucson Airman and his spouse indicted for defrauding the Department of War of millions [Press release]. Link.
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Rampoop. Enough said.
With a name like that, fate requires you to be gay. Those two have to be the most incompetent fraudsters ever.
Ramrump will be popular in prison
Well, that is a sad indictment about how hard it is to defraud the government. It’s not like these 2 mental midgets were even trying to hide the ill gotten gains. I wonder how the AF was tipped off. Could it have been an NCO driving a 6 figure car on base right out in front of everyone? I wonder if his C O got jealous of the ride.
I have no doubt BOTH of them will be the belle of the ball in lockup…
A lance cpl in 3RD Marines was driving a brand new BMW in 1988 ish time line. Now a lance coolie at that time could barely afford Chevette let alone a BMW. His SgtMaj saw it everyday at the barracks. Ole SgtMaj got suspicious and called NCIS and come to find out he had hooked up with a weed supplier and was selling weed. He disappeared and the car disappeared from the barracks. Wonder if he is still breaking rocks.
A bit off topic I know, but when I was in Beirut a guy in my platoon hooked up with one of the Lebanease “Hey Joes” (what we called anyone trying to sell us crap because they would yell over to us, “Hey Joe’) and started buying Hash. Apparently, he tried mailing it home and got caught. One day Marine MP’s showed up at the American University building where we were holed up and had him pack his shit and they hauled him away. We never heard from him again. Assuming he either went to Leavenworth or was BCD’d . Not sure, but if he did go to Leavenworth for buying and trying to mail home Hash, how much time would he have been given? Just curious.
40th SIG had a genius SPC that got caught running weed across the border. 125 lbs got him 7 years in Leavenworth.
Had a supply SPC that always drove very nice customized cars that were way above his pay grade. CID quietly investigated him for over a year, then hauled him in for questioning. They quickly found out that his uncle owned a car customizing company and the cars weren’t his. Dumbasses could’ve asked anyone in our company, from the commander down. We all knew.
That’s awesome.
Meanwhile, back at the ranch, Grunt can’t spend $100 with the GPC without everyone in the twelve-step approval chain doing their best Law & Order impersonations to ask me if I’m going to pawn my $100 of desperately-needed items towards meth and ladyboy hookers.