European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 11, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Inside stripes o 2 killed when British Jet crashes in w. Germany Page 2 d w. German training ship visits Israel Page 3 n Midway sailors will get their girl scout cookies Page 5 g Zola b add quits track sports. Page 25 vol. 47. No. 24 wednesday May 11. 1988  Cor search the army has been unable 10 Trace is 1.5 million to proper spent on spy operations through out the world in the Early 19sds. According to army officials and internal recons. Army officials have initiated Steps Aga nut seven individuals to recover si50,000 in Insi or stolen funds and an eighth could face criminal prosecution for shredding key document during an internal investigation a Pentagon spokesman said military officials Laid the army s routine destruction of accounting records on orders from top com Mandy re has forced auditors to reconstruct expenditures from Bank documents informal receipts and contractor records. Investigators doubt they Ever will be Able to track most of the missing Money. The $11,5 million in unt raced funds which officially has been classified As Ion was among si70 million tha the spy units improperly lapped from outside accounts to pad their budgets. The new developments Mark inc Laneil army at tempts to unravel a sweeping special operations scandal that Alread has led to sanctions against Mure than 500 people officials said. However the army has rejected possible Legal or disciplinary action against Gen. John Leisey who As the  2 army official was found to have approved the periodic shredding of the units financial documents in i9s2. Pc secy who later became chairman of the joint chiefs of staff and now is retired said he did Noi know the shredding violated defense Depan mint and while House regulations. The army has asked the Justice department to consider criminal prosecution of Mai. Richard Jou a tort a since retired intelligence officer who destroyed records of s9 million in expenditures in 1985 after being advised that an internal investigation had begun a Pentagon spokesman said. In addition the army is seeking reimbursement for about s150,000 of the in traced funds from seven financial officers and operatives the spokesman said a Large portion of that Money disappeared after having been stored As Cash in Bursars safes for distribution As travel advances he said investigators reported one bursar lost a Cash filled briefcase after see funds on Back Page