U.S. Coast Guard
Military service under DHS; its commandant withheld the Operation Fouled Anchor academy sexual-assault review from Congress
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Adm. Karl Schultz was Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard from 2018 to 2022.
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- USCG Staff Update for Members (Dec. 12, 2024)Documentwitness list
Admiral Karl Schultz (Ret.), Former Commandant of the USCG (2018 to 2022)
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The Coast Guard obligated $17.24 billion in fiscal 2025.$17.2B
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- USAspending.gov agency sub-components FY2025DocumentAPI JSON, fiscal_year 2025
{"name":"United States Coast Guard","id":"united-states-coast-guard","total_obligations":17241699878.14,"total_outlays":14533701187.06,"total_budgetary_resources":45848431380.31}
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The Coast Guard faces $290 million in Federal Tort Claims Act claims from 29 former cadets and prospective cadets over the academy sexual-assault scandal.$290M
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- Stars and Stripes — More sexual abuse complaints filed against Coast Guard, service now faces $290M in claims
The Coast Guard now faces $290 million in claims from the sexual assault scandal at its academy in New London, Conn. The administrative complaints were filed Thursday under the Federal Tort Claims Act, the first legal step in initiating a civil lawsuit against the federal government.
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Fouled Anchor found the academy knew of accusations against 30 of 43 people but only five were reported to criminal investigators.
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- Stars and Stripes
The Coast Guard conducted the Fouled Anchor investigation for six years and issued a final report on Jan. 31, 2020, which found the academy knew of accusations against 30 of 43 people, but only five were reported to criminal investigators.
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The Coast Guard's Operation Fouled Anchor review examined 102 reports of rape, sexual assault and harassment at its academy (1990-2006) and identified 63 potential victims.
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- Stars and Stripes
As part of Fouled Anchor, the Coast Guard Investigative Service reviewed 102 reports of rape, sexual assault and sexual harassment at the academy and identified 63 potential victims, according to the Senate report.