An Escondido man pleaded guilty in federal court Tuesday to stealing thousands of dollars’ worth of government property from Camp Pendleton.
James Dean Salmon, a former civilian contractor to Camp Pendleton, admitted in court to reporting functioning equipment used in his job as broken or unrepairable. Once he received new equipment he would claim to have installed it, and steal the new gear.
During a search warrant, officers recovered a large amount of the stolen property.
Over the course of four years, December 2007 through August 2011, Salmon stole $27,362.68 in equipment.
Salmon could face a maximum of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
He is scheduled to be sentenced November 16.
