Sounds like karma.
It's a shame that the taxpayer is going to get stuck with the bill.
There will always be an 82d Airborne Division because it lives in the hearts of men and somewhere young men will dare the challenge to "stand up and hook up" and know that moment of pride and strength which is its reward
This is one of those cases when I wish there was a weird legal gray area where the judge could just say 'lol, nah' and then sentence him to lashings for wasting everyone's time.