Talk about a stupid criminal:

Two missteps by a Camp Humphreys soldier making purchases with other soldiers’ credit cards led Friday to a jail term and bad conduct discharge.

“I feel lower than dirt right now,” said Pvt. Gregory L. Benson, 19, of the 304th Signal Battalion, after pleading guilty to theft for pretending to be some of his fellow soldiers and paying with their credit cards. He used the cards to pay for everything from candy and combat boots to alcohol and an X-Box. [Franklin Fisher - Stars & Stripes]

Check out how he got caught:

The first came on April 19 when Benson, wearing his physical fitness uniform, used the credit card of Spc. Arleon Johnson to buy uniform items and other goods at the Camp Humphreys military clothing sales store.

Once Benson was outside, a store employee saw him throw something away.

The next morning that employee retrieved the card. Store staff contacted Johnson, who came to the store and retrieved his card.

Then, on April 24, Benson again appeared at the clothing sales store, this time wearing his uniform with “BENSON” visible on the name tag.

To pay for $67 in items, Benson gave the clerk the Military Star Card of another soldier: Pfc. Daniel Thomas.

Recognizing Benson from a week earlier, the clerk, suspicious, questioned Benson and then asked him to come to the manager’s office.

There, Benson said the card belonged to a friend who was allowing him to use it.

The staff phoned Benson’s unit. His first sergeant took charge of Benson and reported the matter to the military police.

Talk about dumb.

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