Timothy Giardina

Rear Admiral Timothy Michael "Tim" Giardina (born 1957 or 1958) is a retired United States Navy officer and formerly the deputy commander of U.S. nuclear forces. In May 2014, he was fined and reprimanded for lying to an investigator, and reverted to the rank of rear admiral, following an investigation into the use of counterfeit gambling chips.

Giardina graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1979 with a Bachelor of Science degree in mathematics.

In June 2013, Giardina was caught using three counterfeit poker chips in a Council Bluffs casino. Following a series of further unsuccessful attempts to defraud casinos in July 2013, Giardina was caught by the Navy and suspended from duty in September 2013. Later investigation revealed that Giardina had altered $1 chips into $500 chips with adhesive tape and would spend approximately 15 hours a week gambling. In May 2014, he was found guilty of two counts of "conduct unbecoming an officer and a gentleman." He was reduced in rank from Vice admiral to Rear admiral, removed from his position as deputy commander at Strategic Command, and given a staff officer's position in Washington, D.C.