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NameJonathan Idema
First NameJonathan
Last NameIdema
OccupationArmed Force Officer
BirthdayMay 30
Birth Year1956
Place of BirthPoughkeepsie
Home TownNew York
Birth CountryUnited States
Birth SignGemini
Full/Birth Name
FatherNot Available
MotherNot Available
SiblingsNot Available
SpouseNot Known
Children(s)Not Available

Jonathan Idema Biography

Jonathan Idema is one of the most popular and richest Armed Force Officer who was born on May 30, 1956 in Poughkeepsie, New York, United States.

Counterr Group Academy was operational for at least ten years, from the late 1970s to the late 1980s. It was based at a small airstrip south of Rte 199. in Red Hook, New York, There were several permanent staff, as well as visiting staff, all under the direction of Keith Idema. At least ten formal courses of training were offered. These included basic firearm safety, offered to the general public, as well as pistol, rifle and shotgun programs in both assault and combat roles, offered only to active military servicemen and police. Rappelling, both with and without a firearm component was offered at the on-ground rappelling tower. The facilities included both interior and exterior “Hogan’s Alley” style environments, equipped with reactive targets. Courses consisted of both classroom study and field exercises.

Idema was raised in Poughkeepsie, New York, graduating from high school there in 1974. In February 1975 he enlisted in the U.S. Army. His father H. John Idema, a former Marine and World War II veteran, believed that his son was a “dedicated American”. H. John Idema died in November 2008.

Jonathan Keith “Jack” Idema (May 30, 1956 – January 21, 2012) was a former U.S. Army reserve special operations non-commissioned officer. In September 2004 he was found guilty of running a private prison in Afghanistan and torturing Afghan citizens. At the time, Idema had been portraying himself as a U.S. government-sponsored special forces operative on a mission to apprehend terrorists. However, the U.S. government has repeatedly denied most of such claims.

Jonathan Idema Net Worth

Jonathan is one of the richest Armed Force Officer from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Jonathan Idema's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: January 13, 2024)

Net Worth$5 Million
SalaryUnder Review
Source of IncomeArmed Force Officer
CarsNot Available
HouseLiving in own house.

However, he was given an honorable discharge and allowed to join the United States Army Reserve 11th Special Forces Group working to provide logistical support. In a November 1, 1980 letter of reprimand, Major Paul R. Decker wrote that Idema “consistently displayed an attitude of noncooperation with persons outside his immediate working environment, disregard for authority and gross immaturity characterized by irrationality and a tendency toward violence.” In January 1981, Idema was relieved of his Army Reserve duties, his last position was the assistant sergeant of operations and intelligence. After leaving the Army reserves, he became a member of the Individual Ready Reserve until he left the military completely in 1984.

In the early 1990s, Idema said he had uncovered a plot by the Russian mafia to smuggle nuclear weapons out of Russia. Before that he said he participated in covert operations in Latin America. Furthermore, he said that as a soldier he parachuted out of airplanes accompanied by his dog Sarge, who was also trained as a bomb-sniffer. (Idema reportedly saved Sarge’s genetic material with the hopes of later cloning the pet.)

Ethnicity, religion & political views

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Sometime in the early 1980s Idema founded Counterr Group (also known as US Counter-Terrorist Group), a business entity which, according to its website, specializes in expert training for counter-terrorism, assault tactics and other security-related services.

Who is Jonathan Idema Dating?

According to our records, Jonathan Idema is possibily single & has not been previously engaged. As of January 13, 2024, Jonathan Idema’s is not dating anyone.

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The only company in North Carolina registered to Jonathan Idema is Idema Combat Systems, which according to state records was incorporated in January 1991 and dissolved in July 1994. Moreover, the websites for Counter Group are registered to Thomas R. Bumback, a business associate of Idema’s who is believed to be the company’s current director. There is a record of Counterr Group being formed in Poughkeepsie, New York in 1983, but the company is listed as “inactive.”

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Idema’s military career was short and contained several reports of poor performance, with no record that he acquired any combat experience. Two years after enlisting in the Army in 1975, he qualified for the Special Forces.

In 1993 Idema was contracted to train police forces in the former Soviet republic of Lithuania. After his return, he contacted officials from both the Pentagon and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), claiming to have uncovered a conspiracy by the Russian Mafia to smuggle nuclear material out of Lithuania. According to Idema, FBI agents demanded he provide the names of his contacts. He refused, claiming that the FBI was infiltrated by KGB agents and that his sources would have been killed.

Facts & Trivia

Jonathan Ranked on the list of most popular Armed Force Officer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Jonathan Idema celebrates birthday on May 30 of every year.

It was around this time that Idema was being investigated for wire fraud and eventually convicted in 1994. Idema asserted that the fraud charges were fabricated by FBI agent Earl Edwin Pitts, who he claims supervised the case against him, in retaliation for Idema’s earlier refusal to provide sources in the smuggling plot. However, the FBI began their investigation into Idema’s activities as early as May 1991, before he even approached the Bureau about Lithuania. Furthermore, there is no evidence that Pitts was involved in any capacity in the fraud case against Idema.

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