Senior Department of Defense official Frederick Douglass Moorefield, former Deputy Chief Information Officer at the Office of the Secretary of Defense, was arrested in Maryland on charges of operating a secret dog fighting ring for 20 years.
“On September 6, 2023, law enforcement officers executed search warrants at Moorefield and Flythe’s residences in Maryland,” said a Department of Justice (DOJ) statement, Flythe being Moorefield’s friend and alleged accomplice Mario Flythe.
“Following the execution of these warrants, twelve dogs were recovered and seized by the federal government,” the statement continued. “Law enforcement also recovered veterinary steroids, training schedules, a carpet that appeared to be stained with blood, and a weighted dog vest with a patch reading ‘Geehad Kennels.’ In addition, law enforcement officers seized a device consisting of an electrical plug and jumper cables, which the affidavit alleges is consistent with devices used to execute dogs that lose dogfights.”
Department of Defense spokesman Lt. Cmdr. Timothy Gorman confirmed the DOD was “aware of the criminal complaint in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland.”
“We can confirm that the individual is no longer in the workplace, but we cannot comment further on an individual personnel matter,” he added.