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
As well as his husband Mandrill.
They could have used multiple Cayman Island accounts to conceal their crimes. But I guess they were too stupid or lazy to make the effort. Welp, I guess they will be having that “who gonna be da wife” conversation with their respective collies.
Godd**n Apple auto correct. That said “cellies” before I hit post.
Definitely All Points Logistics material.
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.
Reminds of the crack house they had going on the Frankfurt housing area during the Gulf War. Over 50 were arrested when they shut thing down. Just another WTF? Moments over 24 years.
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.
Welp, the CID dorks had to have something to do. It kept them busy for a whole year.
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.
That reminds Hack, the credit card for your last order of Y3K software was rejected. If you do not make the payment within the 30 days it will be turned over to a collection agency.
“Sergeant Richard Stefon Ramroop and his husband Manuel George Madrid”
Nothing suspicious about that.
Ramrump and Mandrill. Sounds like a mediocre sitcom title.
Well, they just found the stars of the Perfect Strangers reboot.
I note the “sergeant” has taken advantage of the shaving profile so he can sport his beard. But then maybe in the Chairforce now, one can wear a beard without that special dispensation.
Proof enforcement of standards is the right idea.
As more than one cop has told me, “If they weren’t so stupid, we couldn’t catch them”. Back in the ’80’s, USAF SSgt (E-5), divorced, two children in grade school, driving a BMW. One day the AFOSI showed up at his work, the next day he didn’t.
Like one LEO I know once said, “We don’t have any time to go after the ‘smart’ criminals because the stupid ones keep us busy “.
Fix it.
That proves that you DON’T steal from the Government, they hate the competition! With that amount of money, I’m sure they’ll both get at least ten years and a DD.
Jus’ gonna put this out there:
If the individuals are gay or trannie, one should watch for both mental instability and moral lassitude.
Watch your valuables and keep packing.
YOUR BAGS! Keep packing your BAGS! No packing fudge.
I was thinking “heat” but whatever floats your goat.
Two deceased people at a hockey game in Rhode Island would concur. Trannies seem to have a propensity to shoot others, including their own offspring, before they off themselves.
Nice fuckin beard.
That’ll be fun in prison since that’ll tickle Thor’s and Tiny’s nutsacks.
As Frank Zappa sang in his song Broken hearts are for assholes, one of the lines in the song is ‘ram it up your poop chute’.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RrKKt6NprVM
Forward to about the 3 minute mark.
As a Finance & Accounting guy that deals with a four-letter government agency that nickel & dimes us for on every REA, I’m appalled that it took 3 years to catch up the most inept pair of crooks. Depositing the proceeds into accounts with their own names? Did they NOT learn nothing from the Biden Crime Family? C’mon…wire transfers to and from shell companies, repaying “personal loans”, “consulting fees”…
Its like these two weren’t even trying. Well, at least the DCAA caught up with them.
Janet Melons stole $110M over seven years until she got caught. The hell of it she kept half the money and when she gets out of prison she can start collecting her pension. All from stealing from little kids and military families.
Yeah, she should have lost everything..
Bitch
My dad told me about this incident, his squadron had been TDY to the Philippines for Cope Thunder. Before the aircraft departed Clark AB, to head back to Kadena AB someone discovered a bag or bags of Marijuana taped inside of the nose cone/radar radome of a F-4. Don’t know if it was one bird or several.
Decision was made to leave it in place and allow the aircraft to return to Okinawa. OSI staked out the aircraft waiting for Airman Snuffy to show up and collect his prize.
Mike
USAF Retired
Play stupid games win stupid prizes.
Indeed.
That’s funny that must’ve happened around the same time I was there 84 to 86.
We also actually had a guy come back through the PAX terminal with weed and his underwear.
Dogs alerted on him and the first thing out of his mouth was “OK. You caught me. Can I keep my weed?”
😑🙄
Hang ‘em both.
It’s made the news… with a list of the swag they bought:
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/feds-air-force-staff-sergeant-161549022.html
Thanks for the link. I love how the news pukes always call any criminal military member as “highly decorated” when all the person has is the vaunted NDSM and a couple of “I was there” ribbons, like he or she was the equivalent of Audie Murphy. Highly decorated, my ass!
The press is unaware of just how “decorated” we can get just for showing up. You don’t have to be Audie Murphy, you just have to be there.
He looks decorated in that photo.
Hell, $11M in about 4 years! The government should hire these two and get the national debt paid off within a few years! I figure that our politicians don’t want the competition!
Car RAMROD! Come on, say car RAMROD…
“his husband”
Shameful what this country has come to.