A Department of Defense official was arrested last week in connection with a dogfighting operation that included betting and the execution of dogs that lost their contests.
A Pentagon official has been arrested and charged with running a dog fighting ring.
A Department of Defense official and another man have been charged with facilitating a clandestine dog fighting ring that authorities say executed the animals that lost the fights.
Federal agents seized more than 40 firearms, fentanyl, methamphetamine, cocaine and approximately 90 dogs during the August raids.