US Army Reserve Major Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Gold Star Families, Pocketing $1.4 Million

Published on April 18, 2024

A U.S. Army financial counselor, who is also a major in the Army Reserves, has pleaded guilty to defrauding upwards of 20 Gold Star families and related financial crimes in a New Jersey district court. Gold Star families have lost an immediate family member as a result of active military service in a conflict zone. At the moment, upwards of 1.7 million family members in the United States are in this category. The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that 41-year-old Caz Craffy, also known as Carz Craffey, from Colts Neck, New Jersey, pleaded guilty to six counts of wire fraud. Mr. Craffy also pleaded guilty to securities fraud, making false statements in a loan application, committing acts affecting a personal financial interest, and making false statements to a federal agency....

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