A Utah man who stole more than $3 million of equipment that he managed at the Army’s supply and logistics center at Dugway Proving Ground was sentenced Thursday to two years in federal prison.
Under the sentence imposed by U.S. District Judge David Nuffer, Phillip Tomac also is required to pay $3.4 million in restitution for the stolen items — medical equipment and thousands of rifle scopes — and will be supervised for three years after he is released.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Robert Lund said there is no evidence that any weapons were stolen. And defense attorney Edwin Wall said the items went to civilian retailers or wholesalers, not foreign governments or paramilitary groups.
Wall said Tomac suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder but stressed that his client makes no excuses for his actions.
Tomac, 50, apologized and said he “absolutely” accepts full responsibility for his conduct.
He pleaded guilty in September to one count of theft of government property and admitted in a written statement to stealing the items from about June 2012 through January 2017.
Tomac began working as a civilian at the supply and logistics center in October 2010 and took over as its director in January 2013, according to a Dugway spokesman. He was indicted in February 2017.
