Timothy Giardina

Timothy M. Giardina

Giardina in 2011
Born 1957/1958 (age 58–59)
Allegiance  United States
Service/branch United States Navy
Years of service 1979–2014
Rank Vice admiral (retired as rear admiral)

Rear Admiral Timothy Michael "Tim" Giardina (born 1957 or 1958) is a retired United States Navy officer and formerly the deputy commander of U.S. nuclear forces.[1][2] In May 2014, he was fined and reprimanded for lying to an investigator, and reverted to the rank of rear admiral, following an investigation into the use of counterfeit gambling chips.[3]

He was deputy commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet at the time of the 2009 USS Port Royal grounding.[4]

He graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1979 with a Bachelor of Science degree in mathematics.[5]

Scandal

In June 2013, Giardina was caught using three counterfeit poker chips in a Council Bluffs casino.[6] Following a series of further unsuccessful attempts to defraud casinos in July 2013, Giardina was caught by the Navy and suspended from duty in September 2013. He was later reduced in rank and fired from his position as Deputy Commander Strategic Command. Later investigation revealed that Giardina would alter 1$ chips into 500$ chips with adhesive tape and would spend approximately 15 hours a week gambling. In May 2014 he was found guilty of two counts of conduct unbecoming of an officer and separated from the Navy.[7]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.omaha.com/news/ex-stratcom-deputy-commander-says-he-regrets-not-defending-himself/article_4a1b74c0-35ad-5040-b82f-6fbc432250ed.html
  2. ↑ Burns, Robert (November 22, 2014). "Admiral fired as second in command of U.S. nuclear forces allegedly made his own counterfeit $500 poker chips". National Post. Retrieved November 22, 2014.
  3. ↑ "Rear Admiral Giardina Receives NJP: Story Number: NNS140505-17". United States Navy Office of Information. May 5, 2014. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
  4. ↑ "CNO Announces Flag Officer Assignments". United States Navy Office of Information. March 4, 2010. Retrieved November 22, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Official biography as of August 15, 2007". Archived from the original on August 15, 2007. Retrieved November 22, 2014.
  6. ↑ Times, Navy. "gambling-admiral-fake-poker-chips". Navy Times. Retrieved 2016-11-01.
  7. ↑ "Encyclopedia of Ethical Failure" (PDF). http://www.dod.mil/. Department of Defense. External link in |website= (help)
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