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Military finds general repeatedly engaged in misconduct

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    Four-star general brought wife on official trips

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Four star army general use military vehicles to take his wife shopping and just pause.

That among the findings of a new 99 page report on general William Ward.

He's the former head of the US Africa command which is responsible for hot spots including Libya and Somalia.

While he was in charge there investigators say he engaged in misconduct related to official and unofficial travel.

And frequently brought his wife with him on the taxpayer's dime.

They also say in one case he except to dinner and Broadway Show tickets from a government contractor before heading backstage to meet the actor Denzel Washington.

-- -- always live she scores a lot of accusations in this report.

Sure are John -- into these 99 pages of report there is more information to mrs.

-- the general's wife traveled with them on 5279.

Trips he took.

Each trip was on a military -- fifteen of them.

For -- official purposes a video from his retirement ceremony shows the general and his wife and one of those military transports.

Investigative report also uncovered emails from general Ward's wife to the general staff one from generate 28 of last year reads quote.

Since two B a stores could you please see if you can find Miley -- baby drops the reply from the -- at commissary what our baby drops exactly.

An -- later testified that mr.

Schwartz -- back to Washington spent time with their new grand baby hence the reason for the baby drops.

Another entry documents the general flying from Africa to Kansas City with a stopover in Bermuda.

In a hotel that costs 747.

Dollars a night.

On seven occasions general ward extended stays -- there was no official business Jon and what is the general say lawless.

Well -- he was offered a chance to respond to many specific allegations in this inspector general report one of them captures his real tone of indignation quoting from a now.

The statement that my wife.

Sent someone down and sent to make provisions to take her on every trip is an obvious misrepresentation.

And character assassination he says.

The portrayal in these allegations that we were quote hunting and quote for reasons for my wife to travel.

It's so misleading as to be false.

The once four star general is not technically it's serving as a major general his fate in the hands of the secretary of defense John.

That -- -- and Washington thanks to.

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