Robert Wayne Boling Jr. pleaded guilty Oct. 20 to two conspiracy charges after personal data stolen from U.S. Army health records was used to access accounts held by service members and veterans.
According to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Boling, 45, entered guilty pleas to two conspiracy counts, one involving wire fraud and the other money laundering. A U.S. citizen who previously lived in the Philippines, he was deported by Philippine authorities in May 2026 and returned to the United States for prosecution.
Fredrick Brown, a civilian Army medical records administrator in South Korea, acknowledged using his access to an electronic health records system to photograph identifying information, which he supplied to Boling. Brown admitted taking the information between July 2014 and September 2015. A 2019 indictment identified him as the primary source of the stolen data.
That indictment alleged that conspirators used the information to create or gain control of military online accounts and alter benefits payment details. Prosecutors said they also accessed bank accounts and moved stolen money through U.S. accounts, sending a portion to the Philippines.
The indictment described military-affiliated individuals, the Department of Veterans Affairs and financial institutions as facing actual or attempted losses. At Brown’s sentencing in 2021, the Justice Department said the broader scheme had targeted more than 3,300 military-affiliated people. It attributed more than $1.5 million in established victim losses to Brown’s actions.
Brown received a 151-month prison sentence. Another participant, Trorice Crawford, received 46 months.
James R. Ives, director of the Defense Criminal Investigative Service (DCIS), said, “Defrauding the men and women who defended our country is reprehensible.” The Justice Department said two other people charged in the case, Jongmin Seok and Allan Albert Kerr, remain fugitives.
Each count to which Boling pleaded guilty carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison. His sentencing is scheduled for Jan. 14, 2027.
