THOSE
CLAIMING MEDAL OF HONOR
NOTE: In 1996 HLI Lordship
Industries (at the time, the OFFICIAL USG contractor for the Medal of
Honor) admitted selling THREE HUNDRED unauthorized medals for $75.00
each from 1991-1994. They were fined $80,000. NOT ALL of those medals
have been recovered. Offenders in possession of an
unauthorized medal can be arrested, fined (up to $10,000) and jailed
(up to a year). It is the only military medal that CANNOT be bought,
sold, bartered, traded, collected, auctioned, exchanged.... EVERY
Medal of Honor is awarded by act of Congress. Less than 150 REAL Medal
of Honor recipients are alive today.
|
The
names listed in the next pages have made VARIOUS or multiple
claims that cannot be substantiated or have been proven FALSE.
|
S
[2]
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| Name |
Date Reported |
Hometown |
Claims |
Findings |
| Smith,
Allan Henderson III |
02/2007
05/2007 |
Glenside,
PA |
Claims he was a Naval Aviator flying
A-6s on two combat tours with VA-35 in the Vietnam War and was
shot down once. He has allegedly forged documents and
staged/altered photographs of himself to support these bogus
claims. He was on a civilian contract to fly L-39s at the United
States Naval Test Pilot School, NAS Pax River Md. when he made
the mistake of making the bogus claims to some REAL intruder
pilots. After they did some preliminary checking they notified
NCIS and a full investigation was done. The result was that he
never attended flight school with the Navy much less flew A-6
Intruders in any capacity. What they did find was that his
fakery went beyond the norm in that he had forged DOD documents
and altered pictures at his home in the Philadelphia, Pa
area. He was thrown out of Pax River and his contract cancelled.
His charade continues at civilian and military airshows on
the east coast. He did modify his claims on his website, http://www.allens-airshows.com/ somewhat...
. He has been asked (forcefully ) by real military pilots past
and present to cease and desist but continues the charade
ie the NAS Oceana Airshow this past Sept/2006.His claims
were also put in print in the latst issue of World Airshow News
( Dec 2006).
The
worst thing is an article that Smith wrote about 5 years ago for
one of the air show magazines in which he detailed his
shoot-down over NVN and his escape to the coast and subsequent
rescue. It was shameful.
========================
http://www.schultzairshows.com/millville-performers2007.htm
Allen H. Smith
III L-39C Albatross
Allen is a native of Wynnewood, PA just west of Philadelphia and
has been flying since he was 17 years old.
After graduation from Lower Merion High School he entered
Penn State University at College Park, PA as part of the first
Pre-Med class to graduate through the Hershey Medical Center.
During his freshman year he literally bumped into the
Naval flight recruiters that were on campus and offered to take
him for a ride. The
hop was in a T-34B, just
like the one Allen now owns, and after just 15 minutes of
aerobatics, Allen’s life was changed forever.
He passed all of his testing and medical exams that same
week and sworn into the Navy at the age of 17 as part of the
AVROC Flight program.
In very quick order Allen changed his major to Aerospace
Engineering and started taking flying lesson at the local
airport. After 2
summers at Pensacola FL for INDOC and OCS he was commissioned an
Ensign at his graduation from Penn State with his Aerospace
degree. Then he
reported to Pensacola FL five days later to start flight
training.
Today Allen is a retired Vice President of Engineering for
Wyeth-Ayerst Pharmaceuticals in St. David’s PA .
Along with his son
Chris they live in Glenside PA and own 2 immaculate museum
quality aircraft. The
first, a NAVY T-34B
with a 285 hp engine that had 1650 hours TTSN in 1974 when the
FAA zero timed the plane after Allen’s restoration.
Most T-34’s have between 7 to 11,000 hours on them.
Their second plane is a Soviet L-39C Albatross Jet
Fighter that they imported directly from Estonia, Russia in late
1996. Allen and
Chris spent 1950 man-hours, and most of 1997 & ‘98
restoring the L-39 to better then new condition with all new US
avionics and electrics.
We welcome Allen to this year's
event with the Czech Jet L-39C Albatross.
========================================
05/2007 - Saw Alan mentioned on your website. Noted the
references to USN Test Pilot School. Please be advised
that Alan removed all reference to the US Navy in his
Narration and BIO published in the air show program at
Millville New Jersey last week. However, his name badge on his
flight suit is a "red stars" name badge with Red
Stars wings, with his name under that (no reference to rank)
and L-39, and USNTPS on the bottom line of the name badge
-- he said he had instructed there for two years.
|
TPS is
sending an official letter to Allan Smith to cease wearing a TPS
Instructor Patch. The patch is shown in several of his
photos. He is also to permanently delete any and
all references to such on his web site.
ACTUAL RECORDS
|
|
| Smith,
Gerhard |
09/2007 |
. |
Read
this - need you see more? |
. |
| Smith,
Harry Gilbert Jr. |
03/2006 |
. |
http://www.shimabuku.com/ronin.html
|
Records
show only a National Defense Service Medal. MOS included
"shower unit man"; electrician and a rifleman at CAMP
LEJUNE. Active duty July 56-July 1958 and July 66 to April 67. |
| Smith,
James Fred Williford |
12/2007 |
Minnesota
Jesup, Georgia
|
Claims
SEAL Team ONE
What was his BUD/S Class Number?
"classified"
Where did his training take place? "Coronado
Island"
When did he graduate from Basic Underwater
Demolition/SEAL (BUD/S) training? "classified"
"All of my information is
sealed"
Dates of military service :
1967-1979
Branches served : Navy (SEAL
team ONE), Marines, Army
Purple Heart Recipient, Medal
of Valor
72 confirmed kills
Disabled veteran license plate |
actual
records
|
| Smith,
Jimmy |
. |
MN/GA |
Claiming
SEALS and/or Frogman... Recon,
Diver, SEAL, 5PH, SS |
. |
| SMITH,
JOSHUA ALLEN |
08/2009 |
MO |
He told his story to all in attendance at Blessed Hope
Baptist church in Farmington, MO. Many walked up to the young
man and thanked him for his service. Some there stated
that his story was untrue. He was in Iraq but he never received
the Bronze Star or Purple Heart. He stated he was wounded
while rescuing a family from danger while in Iraq.
|
ACTUAL
RECORDS |
| Smith,
Keith S |
11/2002
10/2004
08/2007
11/2008
|
GA |
Claims NAVY
SEAL
The
tale and the result
June
2008 newspaper pic and caption
=================================
MEN CLAIM MILITARY SERVICE THAT DOESN'T
MATCH OFFICIAL RECORD
http://www.wsbtv.com/video/17950853/index.html
Part 1, Nov 10 - Keith Smith
http://www.wsbtv.com/video/17959240/index.html
Part 2, Nov 11 - Smitty & Joey Pierce
|
Feel free to browse the phony list for:
WIHUNA JOYNER
MARK DAVIS
Nick
Standing Bear / Joseph Valdez
ALL NATIVE AMERICANS - ALL making bogus
claims. All in the same area or attending the same pow
wows.
|
| Smith,
Kurt W. |
12/2005 |
. |
Court
Grants Accelerated Probation To Former Owner Of Security Company
By ETHAN
ROUEN
Day Staff Writer, Police/Fire Reporter
Published on 12/30/2005
The former owner of a Groton-based security company who forged
signatures on employees' security license applications has been
given a special form of probation that will expunge his criminal
record if he stays out of trouble for the next two years.
Kurt W. Smith, 40, was granted accelerated rehabilitation last
week for committing 13 acts of forgery. As part of his deal with
the court, Smith is not allowed to work in the security or
detective fields.
He was arrested in July for faking the signature of an emergency
medical technician on the security license applications of guards
he trained at the company he founded, Special Operations Security
Forces. The company has gone out of business.
After his arrest, The Day reported that Smith, whose last address
was in Canterbury, cut corners in the training of guards and the
monitoring of sites he was contracted to protect.
In February, Special Operations trained 28 guards who worked for
another company, Securitas, that provided security at the
Millstone Power Station, said Millstone spokesman Pete Hyde. They
were trained by Special Operations shortly before Securitas set up
its own training program, he said.
After the state Department of Public Safety informed the nuclear
power plant that Special Operations did not follow guidelines and
trained the guards improperly, Smith provided a certified
instructor to retrain the guards at no charge in March, Hyde said.
According to former employees, Smith, a former Republican
candidate for constable in Canterbury, sent untrained guards to
fill armed positions at at least two utility companies. In one
instance, Smith gave guards a five-minute lesson on his personal
shotgun before sending them into the field, employees said.
The company was run as a paramilitary
operation and tried to capitalize on fears created by the Sept.
11, 2001 terror attacks, according to employees. He assigned ranks
to employees and required that they refer to him as “Colonel.”
A company brochure states that “Our CEO and Operations Chief
CMDR K.W. Smith Sr., recently retired from the United States Army
Special Forces Group 5, serving our country abroad and defending
the constitution of United States against all enemies foreign and
domestic.”
According to Army records, Smith enlisted in the Army Reserves in
October 1982. He went through basic training in Missouri and
received advanced training in “Personnel Records” before being
discharged in 1983.
In an interview in August, Smith insisted that he had been a
member of the Special Forces but was forbidden from talking about
it.
He could not be reached for comment Thursday. His lawyer did not
return messages left at his office.
A month after his arrest and the publication of the article in The
Day, Smith's lawyer said the company had lost 80 percent of its
business.
In recent weeks, the company closed its doors at 1 Crouch St. in
Groton. |
| Smith,
Robert |
. |
Mound City,
MO |
CLAIMING MEMBER OF WWII
FLYING TIGERS |
. |
| Smith,
Robert C |
. |
MI |
DECEASED 1995 - Headstone
reads NAVY CROSS, Vietnam |
. |
| Smith,
Robert D. |
04/2006 |
Mt Airy NC |
http://www.salboarms.com
http://www.gunsnet.net/album/showphoto.php?photo=38068&sort=1&cat=all&page=1
2006-
|
ACTUAL RECORDS
Is MED retired - NOT SF nor
Ranger.
|
Smith,
Robert Harrison
aka Smith, Robert Harrison Jr.
aka Bobby Smith
aka Smith Robert A.
aka Smith Robert H |
. |
Joliet/New
Lenox IL |
Claiming
SPECIAL FORCES and "GREEN BERET"...
American Indian/Alaskan Native, 6 ft, 195 lbs
Brown/Brown
Uses THREE socials, and notes THREE countries (E. Germany,
Mexico, W. Germany) as place of birth.
CLAIMS: U.S. Army Special Forces, Honorable discharge, E5, Bronze
Star w/Y (yes Y), Purple Heart, Nat Defense, Vietnam Service,
Vietnam Campaign, CIB, Parachute Badge, "Vietnam Special
Forces Honorary Jump Wings", Sharpshooter Badge w/rifle.
Sept 11, 1069 Indicted for larceny of
auto...served 4 months.
11/11/81 -Arrested. Convicted of burglary 1984, served 2 yrs
in Wisconsin prison.
1989 Arrested for unlawful use of a weapon.
1994 Failed to give correct and accurate information about
criminal background for IL PERC (Private Investigator) card.
1997 - Sued employer - then lied under oath.
|
DISCHARGED 31 Oct 1969,
"Under Conditions other than Honorable". PVT.
Decorations and awards: National Defense, Parachute Badge, Expert
M-14, Expert M-60, Expert M-16. Total active service 1 yr 9 months
13 days. RE-3B, SPN 284 - "Misconduct/convicted or adjudged a
juvenile offender by a civil court during current term of
active military service."
Currently works as an
(unlicensed) Private Investigator for RBI Investigations.
|
| Smith,
Thomas W. |
05/2005 |
MT |
The
Great Falls Tribune, Monday May 9th, 2005
Thomas W. 'Pinky' Smith
Thomas W. "Pinky" Smith, 85, of Great
Falls, a retired Air Force veteran and postal employee, died of
natural causes Friday at a local hospital.
His memorial service is 2 p.m. Tuesday at
O'Connor Funeral Home.
Survivors include his wife of 53 years, Frances
(O'Neil) Smith of Great Falls; daughters Patty (Bill) Law of
Beaverton, Ore., and Paula (Milt) Rhiner of Des Moines, Iowa; a
son, Eric Smith of Seattle; and five grandchildren.
Pinky was born March 4, 1920, in Glasgow and
raised in Great Falls. He was preceded in death by his parents,
Carrie and Thomas Smith; a brother, Robert "Bobby"
Smith; and a sister, Margaret Warden.
Pinky grew up in Great Falls and graduated in
1937 from Great Falls High School. After graduation he worked at
the Anaconda smelter, joining the Army Air Corps in 1941 and
retiring from the Air Force in 1961. During WW II, Pinky was a
navigator with the 8th Air Force on B-17s. In 1945, his plane was
shot down over northern Germany and he spent the rest of the
war in a prisoner of war camp. Pinky was awarded a Purple Heart
and a Congressional Medal of Honor.
After his military retirement, Pinky worked for
the Post Office for 17 years and then drove school bus for five
years on the Bootlegger Trail route. For many years after
retirement, he volunteered with Montana Fish, Wildlife &
Parks.
Pinky enjoyed fishing, hunting and his special
rose garden.
Memorials are suggested to the Montana
Department of Fish, Wildlife & Parks.
Originally published May 9, 2005
|
| SNIDER,
ANTHONY J |
02/2009
|
KS
|
Claims that he was a sniper as well as a Ranger, that he has
ribbons and medals for marksmanship and service.
Claims service in Egypt, Turkey
Claims Ret Major, Navy Corpsman in Afghanistan
Claims Special Forces, Jumpmaster, Officer, CIB, Army Comm,
Air Force Achievement, Pathfinder
As a 'sniper' says he has made 26 kills and that one April he had to
kill his 'spotter' as he could not get him out, supposedly killed
a little girl with the round then hitting her father, that is
when he supposedly quit being a sniper. He tells stories about
having worked with SEALS as well.
Does not go to any of the VFW's as he claims rangers (snipers)
just want to forget.
Supposedly went to Topeka VA after he got out for destroying a VW
beetle in anger.
Reportedly has made threats against young boys accused of stealing
his car stereo.
|
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Anthony_Jay_Snider/
ACTUAL RECORDS
|
| Snyder,
Jeffrey Alan |
11/2008
|
OH
|
|
....
As I noted in our conversation, if the name you provided is spelled
correctly, I do NOT find
a listing in the SEAL Database (end of WWII to the Present Day) for
anyone named JEFFREY
A. SNYDER.
I have also examined possible alternate spellings, and names with
similar pronunciations without finding any that might be applicable.
While there are men listed in the SEAL Database with the last name “SNYDER”,
none of those men has the first/middle names “JEFFREY
A.” Additionally, none of those men are graduates of
class 129.
...
|
| Solomon, Harris |
Still at it 12/2004
|
Glacier Park MT
area
Portland, OR
|
86 yrs old. Claims- Airborne D-Day Ranger, Colonel, bullet
in the spine, wears black beret with possibly the 29ID patch
on it. OR claims LtCol, Normany invasion, Darby Ranger with
training at Ft Bragg. Travels on trains from Montana to
Alabama to Oregon to Kansas to Virginia. Tales vary every trip.
Solomon
is currently working the Portland,
Oregon
area.
He is spending time in the NW Portland Hostel...... So far I have
heard the “Private Ryan” story, Omaha
Beach
landing, bullet in spine, consulting the movie staff....
|
QUESTION EVERYTHING !!!
The
WWII Ranger Association DENIES Harris Solomon was a Ranger in WWII
- and state the Rangers of WWII NEVER wore a beret of any kind,
they wore standard U.S. Army gear. They also state NONE were
Airborne and NONE trained at Ft. Bragg.
In
YUMA AZ Nov 2002. Used tale to get free motel/food. Claiming
connection with real "PVT RYAN" incident... Claims had
been to VA in San Diego, and friends in Gila Bend. News reporter
checked before running any story on this "hero".....
also told him he checked.. and all tales were in question. Harris
on the move again.
=================
12/2004 when confronted
"he says he has a lot of enemies out there..."
As
a veteran of the 5th Ranger Battalion, who landed on D-Day during the
early morning waves, I can assure you that there were ONLY two Ranger
LtCols on D-Day - Earl Rudder of the 2nd Rgr Bn and Max Schneider of
the 5th Rgr Bn.
As Secretary of the Ranger Battalions Assn-World War II (RBA-WWII), I
can also attest that no Soloman Harris is listed as having served in
either of those two Battalions, or any of the other four Ranger Bns of
WWII.
Also,
Darby's Rangers were the Rangers of the 1st, 3rd and 4th Ranger
Battalions, formed by William O. Darby, who served in Africa, Sicily,
and Itlay until they were disbanded following their decimation at
Cisterna after the Anzio invasion of Italy. The 2nd, 5th and 6th Rgr
Bns were never considered part of "Darby's Rangers" since
they were formed under other auspices.
If the man is listed as a phony, then he has,
apparently, been researched earlier and found to be deserving of that
title.
Tom Herrinf, Secretary, RBA-WWII
|
| SORAH,
SHAWN L |
03/2008
|
Grandview,
MO
|
Claims Purple Heart in Kosovo, claims shot in the leg during
battle
or he got it when he was a Prisoner of War in Kosovo.
Claims he was 19K in the army and was a POW in Bosnia. He said
that he was one of 3 surviving members on a 12 man team and that he
was taken captive after escorting a Colonel into do some
negotiations with the Serbs. He said that his mission was to capture
Slobodan Milosevic
.... served this country starting at age 17. He quickly
rose through the ranks, (remember that small event in Bosnia?),
he is a highly decorated veteran who lead his team of soldiers through
several dangerous and successful missions. He has been
awarded several honors and medals. He is also the first to
receive a full honor retirement from the military since the Vietnam
war for his service and that retirement came at the age of 24...
|
ACTUAL
RECORDS
 http://www.diveone.net/
|
|
South, Michael (Mike) |
. |
. |
Claims Medal of Honor, POW, NC, escaped Laos |
. |
| Sowers, Kenneth L. |
. |
. |
DECEASED - Obit
states: He was a veterans of the USMC during WWII and Korea.
He was awarded the Purple Heart, Silver Star, and Cong Medal of
Honor. Member of VFW Post 481, Midland. When contacted by
interested parties - the newspaper refused to print a
retraction/correction. Obit was published in the TIMESONLINE.COM
obit area 01/07/2004. |
NO Silver Star,
Purple Heart or MOH is noted in Military records. |
| SPANN, ROY
CARTER |
12/2008
multiple reports |
Springville,
AL
|
The claims and the records
LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER - http://www.policelink.com/member/PARATROOPER
|
. |
| Speakman, Gary |
05/2007
12/2007 |
Canada |
So much MORE
|
Neither Speakman nor Pillage are SEALS. |
| SPEARS, JAMES HERSCHEL |
02/2008 |
. |
Vietnam veteran back
in war zone
Washington Times
By Philip Smucker
February 25, 2008
1st Sgt. James "Grumpy" Spears
CAMP WRIGHT, Afghanistan -- Shot
down over Vietnam on his first tour of duty in 1972, 1st
Sgt. James Spears is back in the U.S. Army -- one of hundreds of retired
soldiers whom the Pentagon has ordered to suit up and serve the nation once
more.
"If you cut me, I"d probably bleed Army green, but this is
definitely my last deployment" said the 54-year-old veteran, who is
better known to his fellow soldiers as "Grumpy."
Sgt. Spears said he did not expect to end up in a war zone dodging bullets
and rockets, and that such business should be the work of younger warriors.
Retired in 1995 after 24 years in the Army, Sgt. Spears felt the call of
duty after watching the World Trade Center's Twin Towers crumble in 2001 and
picked up the phone just to let the Army know he was there if he was ever
needed.
"I guess they put my name on a list somewhere, but, for the life of me,
I didn't really expect them to call me back to service," he said. But
in 2005, the Defense Department rang his home number in Daleville, Ala.
"A Pentagon colonel told me that I could come back now or, if I did not
act then, she wouldn't give me a choice as to where I was deployed."
With mixed feelings, Sgt. Spears called her back an hour later.
Now, while he often longs for the golf course, Sgt. Spears finds himself in
a mentoring role to some 80 soldiers, struggling to keep them working
together smoothly.
As the "human resources manager" for NATO and the Army's 173rd
Airborne Brigade's Provincial Reconstruction Team in Kunar Province, Sgt.
Spears keeps the soldiers in line with stentorian growls across the mess
hall and quiet, reassuring chats in his quarters.
Just knowing there is a veteran of the Vietnam War, a far bloodier conflict
than those being fought in Afghanistan and Iraq, is reassuring to some of
the young soldiers who seek his advice.
But Sgt. Spears said he worries as would a father about the strains caused
by the lengthy military deployments in both theaters.
"In general, we have excellent morale, but the Army is definitely
overstretched and undermanned here in Afghanistan," he said. "I'm
really afraid that some guys and girls will snap. I've seen it already --
people with severe combat-related stress."
Sgt. Spears has two sons who joined the Army and one who served two tours as
a helicopter crew chief in Iraq. He said his wife of 32 years, Sherry, had
only one piece of advice for him when he deployed last year: "Keep your
head down, Grumpy."
A soldier's life hasn't changed much since Vietnam, but there aren't any
easy comparisons between the two wars, Sgt. Spears said.
"I'm not sure this is an ideologically driven war in the respect that
Vietnam was pretty much communism against capitalism," he said.
"But even there, you had an enemy that would show their face and
occasionally fight in real uniforms."
Sgt. Spears pointed toward a ridgeline and noted that Kunar province sits
across only a couple of mountain ridges from Pakistan, where the September
11, 2001, mastermind, Osama bin Laden, is thought to be hiding.
"I can't tell you why they haven't caught him with all their gee-whiz
toys," he said. "But I don't believe in conspiracies either, like
we have him in a box somewhere."
URL: http://washingtontimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080225/FOREIGN/784994149/1001 |
ACTUAL
RECORDS |
SPENCE,
ALAN G.
aka
Spence, Al "the Blade" |
2000 |
Vestal, NY |
Claims to be US Navy Seal
Claims he was transferred to the Teams after the Air Force "couldn't
handle him". Claims secret CIA assassination training.
|
The records, the bogus
documents, the false claims.
HUGE file. Slow to load.
|
| Spencer,
Donald R |
02/2006 |
. |
Claims
Vietnam Navy SEAL. |
NO
MILITARY RECORDS COULD BE LOCATED |
|
Spencer, Richard Tracy |
11/2000 |
. |
Claims Medal of Honor. convicted
of posing as Navy Admiral, forgery, court martial for forgery 1963 Served Navy 57-63
(Claimed MOH, SS, DSM. Escaped Prison in 1981 after
being
convicted of impersonating a LT.)
|
. |
| Sperry, Roland |
05/1999 |
CA |
CLAIMING
MEMBER OF WWII FLYING TIGERS
A VETERAN CONFRONTS HIS MILITARY MYTH
OCREGISTER.COM: Top news stories
PEOPLE: Roland Sperry spun a web that spun out of control. Some are
aghast at his lies; others knew.
May 23, 1999
By SUSAN BESZE WALLACE
The Orange County Register
FICTION: Roland Sperry, wearing his medal-studded leather flight jacket,
holds an artist's rendering of the plane he claimed to have flown as a
Flying Tiger in World War II. Since this photo was taken in October,
Sperry has admitted that he never piloted a military plane, and that
most of his medals are bogus........
========================
http://www.warbirdforum.com/sperry.htm
Roland Sperry 'fesses up
[Several years ago, the late R.T. Smith came across Roland Sperry
selling his fabulous Flying Tiger yarn at an air show, and he outed the
imposter in Air Classics magazine, August 1990. R.T. generously hid the
man's name behind the monicker Captain Incredible, which allowed Sperry
to continue the charade. What's puzzling about his book is that it reads
like a juvenile novel--Sperry is forced down and spends some time on the
run in China with the help of two Chinese boys--as if he knew that he
couldn't have faked up a real story of the USAAF Flying Tigers without
it being spotted as a phonie. -- D F]
China
through the Eyes of a Tiger
Roland Sperry / Pocket Books, 1990
Story by SUSAN BESZE WALLACE / The Orange County Register
He earned a Purple Heart. But he felt he needed more.
So Roland C. Sperry, a World War II veteran with a solid military
record, fabricated a heroic one.
A gregarious speaker at yacht club, high school or military
functions at least once a month, he always brought the book he had
written and news of the next airshow he was to emcee. His resume, as
thick as his Texas drawl, awed audiences:
Member of the elite Flying Tigers. Fighter pilot who downed four
Japanese aircraft and twice survived being shot down behind enemy lines.
Decorated captain, awarded the equivalent of 12 Air Medals and seven
Distinguished Flying Crosses, among others.
This week, after months of inquiry by The Orange County Register,
Sperry admitted that he's been living a lie. One he profited from. One
that veterans say cheapened their service.
He never piloted a military plane. There were no downed fighters.
He wasn't an officer. His book — "I was a fighter pilot, a Flying
Tiger. There were guys who'd give their eye teeth for my job, with good
reason" — is all fiction.
"I don't know why I did it," said Sperry, who turned 77
on Friday. "I'm ashamed. I should have stopped it, so help me
God."...... |
Spiegel,
Ron
aka
Shpigel, Ron |
08/2007 |
AZ |
Claims
Navy Seal, was in the IDF, and worked in the Pentagon. Claims
2 bullet wounds.
Works for Gold's Gym in Tucson.
-------------------------
NO military records could be located.
....
If the name you provided is
spelled correctly, I do NOT find a listing in the SEAL database for
anyone named RONALD (RON) SPIEGEL/SHPIGEL. Be aware that I have
also examined possible alternate spellings, and names with similar
pronunciations. There is only one man with the last name SPIEGEL listed
in the entirety of the SEAL Database, and that man graduated from
training for UDT "Frogman" duty in October 1947. It is very
likely that our man would now be in his early to mid 80s. There are no
listings for any other names which even come close to either SIEGEL or
SHPIGEL in spelling or pronunciation.
Unless he has undertaken the
unlikely action of a legal name change (an action for which there would
be court documentation) since his claimed service with the SEAL Teams,
and based upon the information you have provided, I can state
conclusively that RONALD (RON) SPIEGEL/SHPIGEL has NEVER
completed SEAL training, and he is not now, nor was he ever a US Navy
SEAL or UDT "Frogman". Please be aware that the SEAL database
includes the names of all men who served with the Underwater Demolition
Teams ("Frogmen"). Since 1983 when the UDTs were all
re-commissioned as SEAL Teams it has been the convention within the
Naval Special Warfare community to use the modern term "SEAL"
when referring to all men who ever served in any of the SEAL ‘precursor’
units.
When members of the Naval
Special Warfare community meet others who claim similar service, but
whom they do not recognize, there is a conversational exchange of
information that establishes the bona fides of each to the other. There
is no set formula for this exchange, nor for the information that is
exchanged, but it ALWAYS takes place, and the REAL Naval Special Warfare
members can ALWAYS spot a phony as a result of this exchange. I urge you
(or those who may have contact with him) to ask Mr. SPIEGEL three
questions:
(1) What was his BUD/S Class
Number? (NB: No SEAL ever forgets the class number he shouted all
day long, every day, for 6 months)
(2) Where did his
training take place? (NB: Training has been conducted at several
locations over the years; different portions in different places)
(3) When did he graduate
from Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL (BUD/S) training? (i.e. a specific
graduation DATE)
The answers to those three
questions may then be compared to hard, firm, comprehensive
documentation to absolutely verify his claims. There are many other
questions which could be asked to further establish the level of
veracity or untruth regarding his claims, but those three questions are
absolutes; the answers are totally UNCLASSIFIED, and every real SEAL
will gladly provide that substantiating information upon request. If Mr.
SPIEGEL offers you any specifics which he claims are definitive
and valid answers to these questions (or if he offers reasons why he
cannot answer them), I would be very interested in learning about it.
The only men who can
legitimately call themselves SEALs are US Navy sailors who have
completed the entire SEAL training program which lasts approximately 2
years and who have received a formal/official designation as
"Combatant Swimmer [SEAL]" with an attendant entry in their
military records of a specific Naval Enlisted Classification Code (NEC).
There are no SEALs in any other branch of the US military armed
forces and there are no foreign military men who may legitimately call
themselves SEALs. While many units of different branches of the
military services are called upon from time to time to work
"WITH" the SEAL Teams, it is incredibly rare for any non-SEAL
to ever be engaged in an operation as a part of a deployed SEAL unit.
These rare exceptions generally involve members of highly trained
Special Operations Forces from those other branches of service or ‘other
government agencies’ involved in gathering/evaluating intelligence
information. Non-SEAL Navy units, other branches of the US military
services, and some few foreign military units do occasionally send men
to the SEAL Teams for brief training sessions. Those training sessions
do NOT confer the qualifications for being a SEAL on any of those ‘students’.
Such training is most generally intended to facilitate a familiarity
with the way SEAL Teams operate, and are intended to make cooperation
between different units easier and more effective when they are in the
same area of operations.
It is quite common for those
making fraudulent SEAL claims to cite a "secret" training
class, "special selection and skills which allowed them to bypass
BUD/S training", or "secret missions" as an explanation
for the lack of military documentation to back up their stories. SEAL
imposters also tend to claim their military records are
"sealed" and cannot be accessed. Occasionally inventive
imposters claim their records were destroyed in a fire at the National
Personnel Records Center. While that facility did experience a fire, no
Navy records were involved, damaged, or destroyed. I would caution you
that despite anything the man might have told you, there are NO secret
SEALs. Before any classified operations may be undertaken, a man must
first successfully complete the totally unclassified BUD/S Training
program; the names of all those who successfully graduate from that
training program are compiled in the SEAL database. Later participation
in classified operations has no impact on whether or not a person is
listed as a graduate of the training program. No one gets to the SEAL
Teams without completing BUD/S training; there are NO EXCEPTIONS! The
graduates of that training program are listed in the SEAL database –
an unclassified document which is nonetheless considered "highly
sensitive" and therefore not available for general public
circulation. There are records of every man who has qualified for the
title of "SEAL"; there have been and will continue to be
secret missions, but there are NO secret SEALs… we know them all.
I might suggest that you also
ask Mr. SPIEGEL to specifically identify WHICH SEAL Team(s) he
served on, and when. I am in direct contact with several hundred of my
SEAL Teammates whose collective experience covers virtually all time
periods from the Korean War to the present; I can quickly contact those
individuals to verify any specific names, events, or other claims
offered by Mr. SPIEGEL. If he feels that his name has somehow
been mistakenly omitted from the SEAL records, I’d be pleased to speak
with him and hear details of his service which would serve to validate
his claims. The Director of the Naval Special Warfare Archives – a
close personal friend and SEAL Teammate – is only a phone call away
and standing by to amend the records if this is ever found to be true.
However, I’ve made the same offer to more than 3,600 SEAL imposters in
the last six years, and none of them ever turned out to be a valid SEAL.
If Mr. SPIEGEL subsequently suggests to you or others you know
that he has contacted me, the Department of the Navy, or "the
government" in some way and "straightened things out", I’d
be very interested in hearing from you again.
If Mr. SPIEGEL has made
a practice of claiming to be a former Navy SEAL, and he has been
imprudent enough to make those claims in writing on his resume and/or
job application, he may be liable for termination by his employer. Most
employers take a very dim view of someone offering any false claims or
"creative writing" exercises on resumes and/or job
applications in order to positively influence the prospects of their
being hired. If you decide that it is appropriate to share the
information contained in this letter with Mr. SPIEGEL’s
employers, please do so openly; do NOT act anonymously by shoving a copy
of this letter under an office door or mailing it to his boss without a
return address. Anonymous ‘tips’ of this nature are generally viewed
as unreliable and destroyed without action being taken. On the other
hand, if you step forward and present this information openly, then a
formal investigation is much more likely to result.
You will not be surprised to
learn that false claimants of being a US Navy SEAL vastly outnumber the
men who actually earned that title. Informally-gathered statistics
(2001-2004) indicate that there are approximately 350 imposters for
every real SEAL who ever served in the Naval Special Warfare community.
I recently visited a web site which ranked claims overheard by
bartenders during the course of their work… "I was a Navy
SEAL" was at the top of the list! Statistically you are more likely
to encounter someone who has played football in the NFL than you are to
encounter a real Navy SEAL. So, ask yourself this; how many professional
football players have you met?
One last note; It was formerly
a violation of federal law to WEAR specific military unit
insignia, badges, patches, pins, tabs, awards, commendations, medals, or
uniform garments for which one did not have formal/official
authorization. Such actions were listed as a prosecutable offense under
Title 18 US Code Section 702 and 704, which specified up to $5,000 in
fines and up to 6 months imprisonment per each count on which an
offender was convicted. It was subsequently recognized by lawmakers that
a loophole of sorts existed within the wording of Title 18 USC which
allowed imposters to make false verbal claims regarding military
credentials, and to then display items for which they had no legitimate
authorization as keepsakes without legal repercussions so long as they
did not actually wear them on their person. To avoid prosecution false
claimants often filled their walls with forged citations, commendations,
and awards for valor, and then posed for pictures beside those false
certificates, but never actually WORE them on their person.
A recent amendment to Title 18
USC, Section 704, called the "STOLEN VALOR ACT"
(S.1998), which was signed into law on 20 Dec 2006, now makes it illegal
to even make false VERBAL claims of receiving "any of the
service medals or badges awarded to the members of such forces, the
ribbon, button, or rosette of any such badge, decoration, or medal, or
any colorable imitation of such item". It must be presumed that
since the earning of the status of US Navy SEAL carries with it a
special Naval Enlisted Classification (NEC) code and a unique breast
insignia (SEAL Trident badge) that the offering of false verbal claims
of being a SEAL would fall within the jurisdiction of this amended
version of the 18USC. This matter, of course, would be for the courts to
determine.
Thank you again for your
concern in this matter, and for your assistance in upholding the honor
of the US Navy SEAL Teams. As noted in my opening paragraph, I am a
private individual and am in no way affiliated with the US Department of
Defense or the US government. Despite any reports you may make/send to
me regarding Mr. SPIEGEL’s false SEAL claims, any such
information which I might pass along to the authorities in this matter
would be classified as "hearsay" and therefore inadmissible in
a court of law. The responsibility for reporting the individual named in
your inquiry to the federal authorities rests with you and with anyone
else who may have personally heard or received these claims from the
individual himself. Whether or not you decide to report him to the
federal authorities is entirely up to you, but at least you now know the
truth regarding his bogus claims. If I can be of any further assistance
to you in this matter, please contact me at your convenience.
Very respectfully,
Steve Robinson
USN 1970-1978
SEAL Team ONE
Inshore Undersea Warfare Group ONE
UDT-SEAL Association
Special Operations Association
POW Network Advisory Board
Naval Special Warfare Archives - SOF Analyst/Contributing Journalist
Disabled American Veterans - Life Member
FORMER Special Investigator - SEAL Authentication Team
Author of the book NO
GUTS, NO GLORY - Unmasking Navy SEAL Imposters |
Spranger,
Jeffrey A.
ala Jeffrey Phelps |
09/2007
and again
and again
and again
and again
|
Atlanta,
GA |
http://www.onepathsystems.com/people1c.html
(new posting)
original posting:
After serving in the Army's elite 3rd Ranger
Battalion for 3 years, (click)
Multiple
witnesses state:
#1 Over the years the claims have gone
from small comments of how he was a “Ranger”, “CID agent”, etc.
to grandiose to grandiose outright lies like he was in Desert Storm as
well as investigated Economic Crimes within the Army.
#2
- Mr. Spranger stated.... I have some shrapnel in me that I received
during the Gulf
War while assigned to the Marine Corps.” ....
prior to this
time, Mr. Spranger had stated he was in the Army ... was told
that he had served as a Ranger in a Ranger Battalion.
#3-
Claimed
He has fought in Desert Storm
He was a Ranger with Army.
He guarded Dick Cheney.
He served on Air Force One.
He has been to Quantico for FBI training.
#4 - Claimed
-- he
was in a Ranger Battalion, and had fought with the Rangers in the 1st
Gulf War.
-- he had gone through
Ranger
School
; but could not provide a graduating class number.
-- he
had not only fought in Desert Storm, but was General Norman
Schwarzkopf’s personal body guard. This seemed to conflict
with his statement that Jeff was fighting with the Ranger’s in the
Gulf.
-- he
was on a staff that provided direct protection for Dick Cheney
-- he was an Army Criminal Investigative Agent. Also
claimed he was a Warrant Officer in the Army while a CID Agent. He
further stated that while assigned to CID he was tasked with
‘staking out’ the local gay bars.
-- That
his family was in the “Witness Protection Program”.
-- he
was a Federal Law Enforcement Officer. He actually stated to a
group of people - that he had once had the FBI come to his place of
work to investigate a claim that he was posing as an FBI agent.
-- That
his father was in the CIA for 25 years.
#5 - He tends to stay close to the
same story every time, and gets very angry and upset if anyone
questions his comments.
|
Actual
Records filed for under Spranger: NOT a tabbed Ranger
Actual
Records filed for under Phelps
May have been an "intern" only with CID. |
| Springer,
David D. |
08/2006 |
Rock
Island, IL |
He has stated to
family, friends, and employers that he was an Air Force jet pilot during
the Viet Nam was and was shot down while performing missions and spent
many hours in the sea before being rescued. He also claims purple
heart and silver star medals. He also claims to have been trained as an
Air Force medic and RN. |
In
a secondary database, we have E1 SPRINGER DAVID D entered the Air Force
6 June 1972 and got out 3 July 1972. MOS: 90010 which
was Medical Helper. He was not in Vietnam.
Looks like he did a lot in that one month. |
| Sproat, Johnnie |
. |
Skidmore, MO |
CLAIMING COMBAT STATUS
|
served USMC - but never in
Vietnam, combat or USMC 1/9 |
| ST
CLAIR, IAIN
|
08/08 |
WA |
I beat a Navy Seal's little sister(Aaron) at a game of pool and she said
"my brother is a big navy seal and he is going to kick your
ass!" A year later I saw her with her brother at the same bar and she
lied to him and said I was a navy seal wannabe. I just ignored them and
hoped they would leave me alone. Ever since then I have had seal team
seven following me around and telling people I am a wannabe. On top of
that I have bean tortured by the navy seal wannabe busting team with their
mind machine. All of the navy seal wannabe busting team stopped with their
machines knowing I wasn't a wannabe. But Brian the team leader is crazy
and has bean torturing me for 4years 24/7. I lost my job and my
family thinks I am crazy I am on medication to keep them happy but I can't
take it anymore.I served my country as a MS in the Navy and the guy that
was with me that night was an OS he will verify what happened.I have
worked hard my whole life and would never ride someone elses coattails. I
love and respect the seals and forgive them.
-Iain St.Clair
===========
i am located in Kirkland ,WA. As far as last names go I don't know. I was
on the same ship so I remember their faces. Also one was wearing a jump
suit and another had a Navy SEAL emblem on his front bumper. others were
driving white, red ,gold vehicles and wore white or red hats. Bryan
is the smaller blonde haired indavidual from team 7. two of the
indaviduals (Tom,and Rob) were Marine Corps Delta.
,Iain
St.Clair
PS .... also
If I need to forget certain faces that should not be a problem:)
==========================
It is not my place to go into specifics. This is all a figment of my
imagination. Thank you for your time.
-Iain St.Clair
|
. |
| St.
Hilaire, Randall Scott
|
10/2009 |
CT |
CLAIMS AND PICTURES |
NO
RECORDS COULD BE LOCATED |
| STALLINGS, JOHN
WALLACE JR |
02/2008 |
. |
Claims to be a Navy SEAL
Reportedly has a Dishonorable discharge from the Navy in 1983
|
NOT
A SEAL |
|
Strandlof, Richard Glen
aka DUNCAN,
RICK |
05/2009 |
CO/NV |
Phony Combat vet is Freed
July 16, 2009
The Gazette, Colorado Springs, Colo.
see above link
|
Local veterans advocate exposed as impostor
Story By: Susan Davies
Source: KOAA
|
|
STANGER, DONALD LOUIS |
09/2009 |
Omaha,
NE |
Claims VN with Army SF. Complains of pains suffered
while being in Laos and VN. He owns the SCUBA Store called
Underwater world in Omaha.
|
ACTUAL
RECORDS
|
| Staniski, Edward |
05/2006 |
. |
| |
| Edward
Staniski |
|
|
 STANISKI,
EDWARD, 77, of Debary, Fl passed away May 7th
after a long illness. Born in Ambridge, PA, he
served as a corporal in the Army, receiving 2
Medals of Honor. He received his Bachelors
Degree from Washington-Jefferson College, and
Masters from Miami University, Oxford, Ohio. He
retired as a teacher, teaching Biology at Miami
Southwest and Miami Coral Park High Schools. Ed
was an avid gardener and enjoyed lawn work. ...
Online, go to
www.herald.com/obituaries.
Published in The Miami Herald
from 5/20/2006 - 5/21/2006.
|
|
|
|
. |
| Stanley, Carlos
Martin |
06/2005 |
. |
Claims Korean
War POW
escapee
|
Bull S---t
He is not on my list and there were no escapes from Manchuria.
Pate
|
| Stanton, John |
05/2006 |
. |
5/28/2006 - Pine
Grove Veteran’s Dedication To Be Held In Conjunction With Memorial Day
By ANN R. SWANSON
PINE GROVE — Phase One of the Pine Grove Township Veteran’s Memorial is
complete, according to George Belin, chairperson.
The granite monument, which replaces a wooden structure, was set in place
this week. It is covered until the dedication ceremony that will be held in
conjunction with the township Memorial Day Service. John
Stanton, Pine Grove Cemetery Association president and Congressional Medal
of Honor winner, will assist with the dedication.
The memorial honors veterans from the township who served in the armed
forces from World War II through the Vietnam conflict. All names of those
who served their country are listed.
Money for the memorial came from a grant and individual donations. Plans are
underway for Phase Two, which involves the placement of two benches in front
of the monument. Donations are still needed for the benches, with anyone
wishing to donate should do so through the account at Northwest Savings Bank
or by contacting Belin.
It is hoped that veterans and the families that have ties to veterans from
Pine Grove Township will attend the Memorial Day celebration and dedication
ceremony. All are invited to be part of the celebration that remembers all
veterans.
The Pine Grove Township service begins at 11 a.m. and is held near the
flagpole at the Pine Grove Cemetery.
|
| Star, Timothy North |
. |
CA |
Claiming SEALS and/or
Frogman...
POW, SEAL
|
. |
| Stark, Thomas Cory |
05/2006 |
Fayetteville, NC |
Claims Navy SEAL
|
. |
| STEELE,
DOLORES |
07/2009
09/2009
|
Bronx,
NY |
Some days she
says yes to serving, some time she says she never served .
Can be found at the Bronx, VA.
MORE INFORMATION
|
. |
| Stern, Jackie Albert |
1996
2007 |
FL |
Bought Medal of Honor at Flea
Market. Sentenced 1996, 1 yr probation and letter of apology to
every MOH. EXPOSED |
http://www.ohiotkd.net/taekwondoreporter/page5.htm |
| Stephens, Robert A.M. |
. |
|
Claiming SEALS and/or
Frogman...
Phoenix Program
|
. |
| STEVENS, PAUL |
08/2008
|
FL |
http://www.thedestinlog.com/news/gulf_5207___article.html/heaven_angels.html
... Stevens hopes to open a storefront. Pinned up on his wall is a
mosaic of biker-motif artwork. Some of it is destined for T-shirts. A couple
of photos showing women up against a wall and wearing the club patch are the
beginnings of a wall calendar.
“This is the start of girls wearing my patch, in their underwear, local
girls,” he said. His wife also is looking into making Hells Angels
swimsuits, he added.
Also on the wall is a Congressional Medal of
Honor and a couple of dinner invitations from President George W.
Bush. The biker is a longtime Republican and said he encounters a lot of
politicians that respect the Hells Angels. ...
|
. |
Stewart, Christopher S
aka
Christopher S. Hoins |
11/2006
11/2007
|
Laramie,
WY |
book for sale by the title A Knight's Grotto
Christopher Stewart - about the author
He works for the Government, Badged by Interpol in
1978, NYPD Black Homicide 1982, CIA 1976 Hostage Resque, DEA 1978,
Internal Security 1984, Presidential Security 1988. USMC Force Recon 1989.
His last action was Desert Storm. He received the United Nations
Congressional Medal Of Honor 1986, Silver Star 1991, Purple Heart with
Cluster 1989, USMC Medal Of Honor 1989. He was Knighted By Queen Elizabeth
II 1983 in England, and trained with the SAS. He was Born in NY in 1970.
"For those fans that were there, I�m Steven Cooper of the
Nightmare band, the Warm up band for Lita Ford Glenfalls NY Dangerous
Curves Tour 1989 or 1990 I forget. I fence, Fight SCA Heavy Weapons,
Martial arts, Paint, write, and study Geology and Archaeology."
This is repeated on another page selling another book
Rebecca: Rebecca De Mornay
Sir Christopher Stewart
Towards the bottom of his BIO page he states:
"Then came Desert Storm and I joined the US Marine Cour, As
part of basic Training they threw me in a few extra rolls in movies like
Firebirds, Tactical Assault, By Dawns Early Light, Shadow warriors,
Undersiege, and Preditor.
As A US Marine I hold the United Nations Congressional Medal Of Honor for
service above and beyond the call of duty in protecting a UN Diplomat,
Special Forces Silver Star, and a purple Heart with Cluster."
He was also knighted in England according to his claims.
|
St.
Louis states NO MILITARY RECORD can be found. |
| Stiles, Chester
Arthur |
10/2007 |
. |
|
Fugitive
Accused of Raping Child Caught
By
KEN RITTER
Associated Press Writer
Oct 16, 2007
|
|
LAS VEGAS
(AP) -- A fugitive accused of raping a 3-year-old girl on videotape
was arrested quietly during a traffic stop, telling the officer,
"I'm tired of running," police said.
Chester
"Chet" Arthur Stiles, 37, was pulled over late Monday in
Henderson
for not having a license plate. He admitted his identity after police
said his license looked suspicious.
"He
said, 'I'm Chester Stiles, the guy you're looking for,'"
Henderson
police Officer Mike Dye said. "He said, 'I'm tired of
running.'"
Las
Vegas police Capt. Vincent Cannito said Stiles has been wanted since
Oct. 5 on warrants issued for 21 felony charges in connection with the
acts seen on the videotape. The charges include lewdness with a minor,
sexual assault and attempted sexual assault.
........
He
was convicted in 1999 in
Las Vegas
of carrying a concealed weapon, and in 2001 of conspiracy to commit
grand larceny. Police were also looking into an allegation that he had
sexually assaulted a young girl in 2001.
Nye
County District Attorney Bob Beckett had said he was told Stiles was a
"survivalist type" who always carried knife and had
a Navy SEAL background.
The
man who turned in the videotape, Darrin Tuck, 26, was arraigned Monday
on probation violation and pornography possession charges, Beckett
said.
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MORE
|
| STILES,
WAYNE BARNETT
|
01/2009 |
Byran,
OH |
Claims
to have been in the Marines as a member of an elite special forces
group, who flew missions to rescue downed pilots in Vietnam. Claimed
that the unit was so secret, that the government didn't even know what
they did.
Claims to have been in the military police, had a
partner named Glenn, and that their job was to travel the US and abroad
to bring back military criminals. Used this information to receive help
from the local VA organization in Bryan, Ohio, to obtain help with
paying bills. |
ACTUAL
RECORD |
| Stillings, James
|
2001 |
KY |
VVA
MEMBER Claims Medal of Honor |
. |
| Stilton,
Donald A.
|
03/2005 |
Forked
River, NJ |
Claims
Dive Instructor for Navy SEALS. Showed up for court in a Navy uniform. |
He
has petty warrants in FL. |
| Stimpson, Merle E. Jr. |
09/2004
01/2007 |
Meridian,
CT |
Claims US Army Special Forces, green beret, Airborne Ranger
with Service from 91-94. Claims 226th "Reaper's Rangers" outfit,
and that he almost got Saddam Hussein in the Gulf War.
He constantly brags about 'snapping people's necks",
and tells that he was ordered to blow up a mosque full of women and
children in "El-Al Kaddiid." You name it, he claims it.
|
Reported to be EXTREMELY
VIOLENT.
Weighs 300 lbs, has flat feet, asthma, Tourette's Syndrome,
bad ankles, bad knees, a lazy eye, and is 5'8''.
Has forged DD214.
|
| STOCKTON,
DAVID PAUL |
06/2009 |
ID |
Claims Marine Sniper. He claims he arrived in
Beirut
the day after the barracks were bombed. He claimed to have injured his legs
while propelling out of a helicopter. He was being shot at and even with his
injured legs he ran all the way back to base camp. He had to have his legs
in traction. He even gave the name of the doctor – claims his name was Dr.
Marine. The doctor couldn’t believe he ran on his legs. Dave said his
response was “You haven’t had anyone shoot at you have you?” They
would not return him to his combat unit but had him driving military trucks.
So eventually he claimed to get a medical discharge. Also led all to believe
he was receiving some kind of disability pay.
Dave is/was a member of VFW Post 63 in
Boise
,
ID.
He use to call the members of the Men’s Auxiliary “Cheerleaders”
because they were never in combat. It is ironic that the Men’s Auxiliary
is all he qualified for.
All his lies are being exposed since he was arrested on 5/2/09 for Felony
Rape – now reduced to Aggravated Assault. This is an ongoing court case.
Investigation by Security could not find any record of him in the
Marines.
|
He DID finish basic, and was assigned as a BASIC
MOTOR transport man. He has no combat awards, no overseas duty, no
awards other than the Rifle Expert Badge. He is authorized NO RIBBONS or
medals on his uniform. Seems he was in the reserves, send to active
duty for training purposes, and returned to the Reserves. The rank was
at the bottom - E1. No promotions there.
|
| Stokes,
James |
12/2007 |
MA |
|
BOSTON GLOBE
A former Lawrence School Committee member pleaded guilty
yesterday to possessing and exhibiting a fake military
discharge document and falsely asserting he was a US Marine
who had received a Purple Heart medal, the US attorney's
office in Boston said. James F. Stokes, 63, was arrested on
the charges Jan. 9. He resigned from his School Committee post
after weeks of phone calls from angry residents and angry
veterans showing up on motorcycles at a committee meeting. For
each charge, Stokes faces a maximum punishment of one year in
prison, one year of supervised release, and a $100,000 fine,
federal prosecutors said. Sentencing has been scheduled for
May 15 in US District Court.
|
| Stone, Neil E.
Deceased |
06/2005 |
. |
http://64.233.161.104/search?q=cache:iqX9J2lFzFwJ:www.bcstandard.com/News/2003/0820/Obituaries/
031.html+obituaries+medal+of+honor&hl=en
Mr. Neil Edward "Dick" Stone, age 81, passed away on
Wednesday, August 13, 2003, at his residence in Olustee, Florida. Mr.
Stone was a native of Olustee, but had lived in Jacksonville Beach for
43 years. He was the son of the late Ralph Edward Stone and Cora Bell
Lanier Stone. He was a highly decorated veteran of W.W.II, serving with
the Army Air Corp, and earned the Distinguished Flying Cross as well as
the Medal of Honor for his exemplary
service, achieving the rank of Tsgt. Mr. Stone had worked for Western
Electric Company in Jacksonville, Lucent Technology, and Bell South,
acting in a supervisory capacity. Memberships include American Legion
Post 129, Jacksonville Beach, and V.F.W. also in Jacksonville Beach. He
was an avid hunter and belonged to the Cracker Boy Hunt Club and the
Macclenny Hunt Club for many years as well as the N.R.A. and the Loyal
Order of the Moose Club. ... Funeral services were conducted on
Saturday, August 16, 2003, at 11:00 a.m. in the Chapel of Guerry Funeral
Home, 420 East Macclenny Avenue, Macclenny, Florida. Leading the
services were Tommy Johns of Macclenny, Florida with Calvin Campbell
assisting in eulogizing Mr. Stone. There were Military Honors by the
U.S. Air Force Honor
Guard and an Honors Ceremony by the V.F.W. at graveside at Swift Creek
Cemetery. The family received friends at the funeral home on Friday,
August 14, 2003, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Floral tributes were accepted or
donations made in Neil’s name to either the N.R.A. or The American
Wild Life Foundation. |
| Storm,
Alvin A.
|
. |
. |
- official AMBASSADOR FOR PEACE with
everlasting gratitude of the Republic of Korea.
- professes to have been wounded during
the Battle of K-mag Korea on July 6, 1950
- Claiming ex-POW, displaying POW license
plate.
- Claiming interred Oct., 31, 1950 and
Liberated Feb. 20, 1951
- Claims he has a CMOH in his possession
that he tells as being a gift from his daughter who bought it in a
Pawn Brokers shop.
- IS noted as a past member of the American
Ex-POWs, now DECEASED..
- IS a member of American Legion Post 82
in Nashville, Tenn |
Alvin
Storm is not listed as a Korean POW on the official listing or any
of those others put out by services and organizations. I suspected
this immediately I saw the capture and recovery dates because that
would have meant a before hostilities ended recovery. I have never
heard of an escape from captivity that got anyone back to friendly
control, but I do know that 10 evaded and avoided capture. Both of
you take care and I hope to run into you somewhere soon,
Claude (former membership chairman, American Ex-POWs)
I don't have anything on him.
Pate (Korean War Ex-POWs)
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Strandlof, Richard Glen
aka DUNCAN,
RICK |
05/2009 |
CO/NV |
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| STRAWN,
CARL WILLIAM |
06/2008 |
OH |
Veterans who lied about medals gets probation
By RAYMOND L. SMITH / Tribune
Chronicle
CLEVELAND — A Warren military veteran received two years
probation, a $1,000 fine and 100 hours community service for
claiming he received a Purple Heart and other medals while he was in
service during the Vietnam era.
While Carl William Strawn of Warren did serve, he did not receive
the Purple Heart, the Navy Achievement Medal or other decorations
which he claimed to have received when he applied for membership in
the Military Order of the Purple Heart. The Purple Heart is given to
military personnel wounded or killed in the line of duty.
Strawn was convicted under the Stolen Valor Act, a federal crime
that occurs when someone falsely claims to have received military
awards. The Stolen Valor Act was signed into law in 2006 largely to
stop people from claiming they earned, among other awards, the
Congressional Medal of Honor.
Standing before U.S. Magistrate Judge William Baughman, Strawn, a
husky man with a slightly graying beard, apologized.
‘‘I am ashamed, embarrassed and am very sorry for what I
did,’’ Strawn said. ‘‘It will never happen again.’’
Assistant U.S. Attorney Arturo Hernandez initially recommended
Strawn receive a sentence of one year probation and 25 hours of
community service in addition to the $1,000 fine. Defense Attorney
Sarah Kovoor, asking the court to recognize that her client had
never been involved in any prior criminal offense, sought a lighter
probationary period and a fine of $250.
In announcing his fines, Baughman told Strawn that he would receive
a tougher sentence than the federal prosecutors initially
recommended because of the seriousness of the misdemeanor offense.
“These are difficult times,” Baughman said. “Your actions to
misrepresent your service record have done a great disservice for
those men and women who received wounds while fighting for their
country and those who are serving their country today.’’
A former military serviceman himself, Baughman said many proudly
served in the military and did not earn these decorations.
‘‘There is no shame in not earning the Purple Heart,’’
Baughman said. ‘‘I served in the Army during Vietnam. Because we
were not wounded, we are not of that class of servicemen who earned
the Purple Heart. It does not make your service less honorable.
‘‘As you talked to friends who were members of the Military
Order of the Purple Heart and they invited you to join their
organization, you should have told them you were not eligible and
that you would see them at the local VFW,’’ Baughman said.
Charles ‘‘Skip’’ Cole, a member of the Ohio Chapter of the
4th Infantry Division, said Strawn’s deception was discovered when
he applied in May 2007 to become a member of the Military Order of
the Purple Heart.
‘‘His application was sent in for processing and it was rejected
because there was no record of him receiving the Purple Heart,’’
Cole said.
An investigation found that Strawn not only did not receive the
medals that he claimed, but he also had a substantial number of days
Absent Without Leave on his records.
‘‘We’ve never seen anything like this before at our
chapter,’’ Cole said. ‘‘However, since 9-11, a lot of people
have come out making claims about their military service.
‘‘To receive a Purple Heart, you have to shed blood in the
service of your country,’’ Cole said. ‘‘No one gets to give
this recognition to themselves. It must be researched and
authorized.’’
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| Strickland, Jessie Frank |
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. |
Claims Medal of Honor. highlighted in the
Cleveland Advocate, 12/11/2001..."President Harry Truman
awarded Strickland the Purple Heart and the Congressional Medal of
Honor...." |
. |
Strider,
Mickey
aka Strider, Mickey Ray
aka Burger, Mickey |
05/2005
02/2007 |
. |
The
individual claims to have been an Army Ranger. Claims to
have operated in
South America
, and claims to have been awarded a purple heart. This individual
has been selling knives to our troops and has been in dozens of
magazines for more than 8 years. He is very popular and now has a
deal with Buck knives. No matter who you talk to it never adds up.
I am looking to confirm military service, type of discharge, MOS held,
and confirmation if he was in fact a Ranger.
Says
he was a Ranger held the rank of E5 when discharged.
Claims
to have been personally awarded a purple heart by the head of the CIA
President
of Strider Knives
Possible
years of service 1985 thru 1992
Has
been published in numerous magazine articles
Currently
has a deal with BUCK Knives making Strider/Buck folders and fixed blades
Sells
to military personnel at the SHOT show in
Las Vegas
every year
Web
site to the business www.striderknives.com
|
I have been both a witness
to, and an adversely affected victim of the fraud perpetrated by
Mick Strider et al.
Kevin "Mad Dog " McClung
MORE
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| Strong, Raymond
D. |
04/2006 |
AZ |
Obituary Posted Online: 3/22/06
http://www.isanticountynews.com/2006/March/RaymondStrong.html'
Raymond Strong
 Raymond
D. Strong passed away on March 11, 2006, in Tucson, Ariz, at the age
of 75. Graveside services were held on Friday, March 17, at Fort
Snelling National Cemetery.
He is preceded in death by his son Terry Lynn Strong in 1974 and
his wife LaVonne Joyce Bladow Strong in 1992.
He is survived by his daughters Lois LaVonne (Craig) Cloutier of
Denver, Colo., and Shari Marie (Tom) Beaulieu of Mora; sons Gary
Duane (friend Jill) Strong of Golden, Colo., Richard James Strong of
Wheatridge, Colo., Robert Allen Strong of Denver, Donald Kevin
Strong of Tucson, Ariz., and Ronald Wayne Strong of Tucson; 11
grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.
Raymond Duane Strong was born on Nov. 18, 1930, in Wyndmere,
N.D., to Raymond and Edna (Thompson) Strong. He served his country
in the U.S. Army during the Korean War, from 1951 - 1954. Raymond
was wounded on June 8, 1952 while he was out on patrol with his
unit. Ray received the Bronze Star, Congressional
Medal of Honor and the Purple Heart.
Ray married LaVonne Joyce Bladow in Tocoma, Wash., on April 14,
1951. From 1951 through 1967 they had eight children (6 boys and 2
girls). They moved to North St. Paul in 1959 and to Colorado in
1972. They stayed there until the death of his son, Terry in 1974.
The family moved back to Minnesota until 1977 and then returned to
Colorado where Ray, LaVonne and the boys lived in Golden until
Ray’s health prompted them to moved to Tucson where he lived until
his death.
Ray worked with his father paving dirt roads in North Dakota. He
worked various jobs as a truck driver, heavy equipment operator and
for the last 35 years he worked as a master welder.
Arrangements by Rock Mankie Burial and Cremation Service, Braham.
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| Stroup,
Arthur Eugene |
01/2007 |
WY |
http://www.sheridanmedia.com/site/obituaries.html#Stroup
Arthur Eugene Stroup, 47, of
Sheridan, passed away on Wednesday, January 17, 2007 at his residence.
Art was born on September 9, 1959 in Worland, WY
to Jack T. and Anita Joy (Hoblit) Stroup. He lived most of his life near
Sheridan and attended local schools including, Coffeen Elementary
School, Central Jr. High School and Sheridan High School. He earned his
diploma through the US Army which he enlisted in July 1977 with parental
consent due to his age. He served in the
special forces in the Persian Gulf, Germany,
Austria, and four years in Italy.
Art received a Medal of Honor for going behind enemy lines to help
rescue Lt. Dozier. When he
returned home from the service he had a daughter, Trisa Katherine
Bucholz. He later married Patty Hyjek of Buffalo and they had three
daughters, Veronique Sue, Jessica Ann, and Meghan Michelle. They lived
in Loveland, CO where Art was employed as an electrician. The couple
divorced in 1998. Art then returned to Sheridan to work as an
electrician and in the methane fields. He was also a carrier for the
Billings Gazette. Art enjoyed the mountains, being outdoors, hunting,
fishing, and camping. He loved all his children and his grandson,
Demyean Stroup.
Arthur was preceded in death by two brothers, Jack
T. Jr, and Michael Jeffery Stroup; his grandmother, Margaret E. Stroup;
and his grandfather, Eugene Hoblit. He is survived by his four
daughters, Trista Bucholz, Veronique Sue Stroup, Jessica Ann Stroup, and
Meghan M. Stroup; his parents, Jack Thomas Stroup and Anita Joy Cooper;
his brother, Dennis Stroup; his four sisters, Debra Carter, Tia Stroup;
Dawn Gudhal, and Laura Stroup; his grandmother, Inez M. Hoblit; his
grandson, Demyean Stroup; and several uncles, aunts, nieces, and
nephews.
A viewing will be held at Kane Funeral Home on
Saturday, January 20, 2007 from 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm. Funeral services
will be held at Kane Funeral Home on Monday, January 22, 2007 at 2:00 pm
with Mark Reeves, of Joy Junction Children’s Church, officiating.
Cremation will follow and inurnment of cremains will be in Mount Hope
Cemetery in Big Horn, WY. Kane Funeral Home is in charge of
arrangements.
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Did serve. NOT Special Forces, NOT a Medal of
Honor Recipient. :
| Name : |
ARTHUR EUGE STROUP |
| Service : |
ARMY |
| Service
Component : |
REGULAR |
| Pay
Grade : |
E-1 |
| Military
Specialty : |
95B1O |
| Home of
Record : |
Unknown |
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| Stubbs,
David F. |
10/2007
03/2008
10/19/2009
10/20/2009
|
Hometown
is
Rochester
NY
. Now resides in
Chesterfield
VA.
|
Claims Navy
SEAL and had worked for the NSA and the CIA.
Claims to have killed seven people, done covert work, part time, for the
NSA for years, traveling the world, using aliases, being tortured,
planning the deaths of terrorists. I still don’t know where he
was the day he claimed to have been at Fort Meade being “debriefed”
when he supposedly was there to quit his “part time job”. He
also stated that his records or that he had been “burned” by the NSA
because he quit so that verification would be impossible.
Claims he he learned which physical pressure points to use on people
that would kill them instantly.
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I am including the
POW Network as an information addressee on this message as you have now
reported the man as claimed he was apparently captured and tortured. As
a matter of historical fact, no SEAL has ever been captured, detained,
or held as a prisoner... NEVER!
"His testicles
are very small. He claims that was from a time when he was tortured as a
SEAL in a special operation and he had electrodes connected to his
testicles. He also killed his captor during that event but only
five people ever knew about it."
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Actually served all of 124 days prior to discharge.
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A MUST READ:
http://www.lovefraud.com/blog/2008/11/12/letters-to-lovefraud-not-one-thing-about-him-was-real/
Wednesday, 12 November
2008 @ 5:35am • My Weblog
Editor’s Note: In this post,
another Lovefraud reader tells her story of being deceived by a
sociopath......
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DatingPsychos.com
http://www.datingpsychos.com/view_psycho.html?psycho_id=2629
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Don't miss the Navy sign... |
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I greatly appreciate your interest in
upholding the honor of the US Navy SEAL Teams, and your search for the
TRUTH. Before answering your questions I must make clear that I am a
private individual, not affiliated with the US Dept. of Defense or any
other government organization. I am one of about a dozen men in
America
who possess a copy of the SEAL Database, a comprehensive and regularly
updated listing of all men who trained and served with the Naval Special
Warfare units (SEALs, UDT, NCDU, S&R) from the end of WWII to the
present day. I also have access to archival sources who can verify/deny
claims of service DURING WWII. As a former US Navy SEAL myself, I am
fully familiar with the NSW training program and the standard operating
procedures used by the Teams, as well as an in-depth personal knowledge
of many of the ‘insider’ events and incidents which UDT
“Frogmen” and SEALs offer as a part of their bona fides. My efforts
to expose SEAL imposters are performed free of charge, as a service to
the public, and in honor of my SEAL Teammates who gave their lives in
service to our nation… men who truly earned the right to the title
“US NAVY SEAL” but who are no longer able to stand forward in
defense of their honor, their reputations, and their TEAMs.
If the name you provided is spelled correctly, I do NOT find a listing
in the SEAL database for anyone named DAVID F. STUBBS. Be aware
that I have also examined possible alternate spellings, and names with
similar pronunciations. In the entirety of the SEAL Database (10,700+
entries) there are NO ENTRIES for anyone with the last name STUBBS.
Unless he has undertaken the unlikely action of a legal name change (an
action for which there would be court documentation) since his claimed
service with the SEAL Teams, and based upon the information you have
provided, I can state conclusively that DAVID F. STUBBS has NEVER
completed SEAL training, and he is not now, nor was he ever a US Navy
SEAL or UDT “Frogman”. Please be aware that the SEAL database
includes the names of all men who served with the Underwater Demolition
Teams (“Frogmen”). Since 1983 when the UDTs were all re-commissioned
as SEAL Teams it has been the convention within the Naval Special
Warfare community to use the modern term “SEAL” when referring to
all men who ever served in any of the SEAL ‘precursor’ units....
Very respectfully,
Steve Robinson
USN 1970-1978
SEAL Team ONE
Inshore Undersea Warfare Group ONE
UDT-SEAL Association - Member
Special Operations Association - Member
POW Network Advisory Board
Naval Special Warfare Archives - SOF Analyst/Contributing Journalist
Disabled American Veterans - Life Member
FORMER Special Investigator - SEAL Authentication Team
Author of the book NO GUTS, NO GLORY - Unmasking Navy SEAL
Imposters
=============================================
Please contact me at or call. I am writing to
you about the false statements made about me on your website.
What troubles me is that you never contacted me when these things
were said and put up on the site.
What I see is that our military that protect this
country and our free speech and all our rights as
Americans are our heroes. That being said we as Americans
have rights to be presumed innocent until prov-en guilty. You have
taken that from me by putting false information on your site. I
have a small group of people that are trying to wreck my life. The
main person driving this is xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx. She has told me
and others that her goal is to destroy my life. I want this all to
end and get back to normal life. She has stalked me for over 3
years since we broke up.
I hope you will contact me directly so we can talk
about the TRUTH!
Sincerely,
David Stubbs
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10/19/2009, you wrote:
...The other people who said they heard that
stuff are people she put up to it...You don't understand she is
crazy smart and has others believing her..I have seen it in
action and my poor brother feels like he is in the Twilight zone
as she is railroading him badly!!!!
Who are these other people please let me know
Thanks,
Sandy
| If you too, have heard Mr. Stubbs state he was an active
duty Navy SEAL, going on covert missions, or working for
the NSA or CIA, please contact
us. |
|
| Sturchio,
Erik J. |
01/2006 |
Shelby,
MT CO, GA, AL |
HIS STORY IS HIS OWN WORDS
|
| Styblo,
Steven J. |
. |
. |
CLAIMS OF VIETNAM HELICOPTER
PILOT
Claim helicopter maneuver named after him - claims POW from 12/21/73
until 01/02/74. |
. |
| Sullivan,
Gerard
Michael
|
. |
. |
"Black-Ops" in Central America, was taken
prisoner, tortured, then rescued by his (nameless of course)
buddies. After the rescue he says that his buddies allowed
him to torture his captors. Due to the horrific nature of
his actions he complains now that he cannot work and has PTSD.
He claims his
missions were classified and he had to keep from telling his story
for over 20 years or risk the assassination of his entire family.
100% VA disability - PTSD |
. |
| Sumaruck,
Peter Paul |
07/2009 |
He formerly lived in
CA, and has now moved to Waco, TX. |
Peter Paul Sumaruck - The Bio
and much more. Click the bio link.
WARNING - LINK CONTAINS NUMEROUS
DIATRIBES WITH FOUL LANGUAGE FROM SUMARUCK
|
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| Sundstrom,
Lester K |
11/2007 |
. |
|
Served
from, 05/25/1967 until 04/21/1972.
Rank O3, MOS G216299
/ 0154299
NO Medal of Honor noted in any historical record..
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| Sursa, Roy Lee |
.
08/2006 again |
. |
Claims Green Beret,
killed a small boy, traveled US with payroll chained to him. Only one of 30
to survive "the hill". Claims pulled pin on grenade with
psychiatrist during debrief - given "dishonorable". Claims he
wants no one to know about the DC, but keeps telling tales. FAMILY requested
records - none could be found. "Too secret" he said when
confronted. DOB 08/50.
This guy is already on your web site but, he still tells stories about
carrying a man out of Cambodia for 5 days, then being lifted out by
chopper while being shot at. He claims special forces and can fly
choppers, also has commercial pilot status but there is no record of this.
There is other stuff but it's ignored ....... and it is a real pain to
listen to this guy.
|
St.
Louis could NOT locate any military records. |
| Swan, Taylor, |
. |
San Francisco CA, Chicago, IL |
Claiming SEALS and/or
Frogman...
(thousands more listed at http://www.authentiseals.org
), POW |
. |
| Swartz, Jim |
. |
Meridian,
MS |
Claiming SPECIAL
FORCES and "GREEN BERET"... POW/SF
|
VFW |
Swedlund, Roger Dale
aka HONDO |
07/2004
12/2005 |
Minnesota
|
Claims Purple Heart and MP
"~!!~ HONDO 100 % DISABLED COMBAT
WOUNDED VIETNAM VETERAN. LONG BIEN VIETNAM 1971-1972-- 615TH
MILITARY POLICE.
PRESIDENT OF THE VIETNAM VETS MOTORCYCLE CLUB, CHAPTER C
MINNESOTA..." quoted from a web posting of his
DECIDE
FOR YOURSELF on the MP claims
Actual
Records
Document
Comparison
Photo
|
NO Authorization for the Purple Heart worn
in the photo was noted in
military records.
The information
relating to this case had been temporarily removed pending a decision
on document authenticity by the Department of Defense Inspector
General.
12/19/2005
01/03/2006 - NPRC
AGAIN states he is NOT AUTHORIZED a Purple Heart nor Army Commendation
Medal. The letter will be posted as soon as it is received.
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| SWEET,
TODD JOSEPH |
03/2008 |
TN
|
Tennessee hunts
Muskegon escapee
by Heather L. VanDyke
Wednesday March 26, 2008, 10:46 AM
.... The activities of escapee Todd Joseph
Sweet, 34, have landed him on the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation's
"Top Ten Most Wanted" list. ....
|
http://blog.mlive.com/chronicle/2008/04/boasts_and_lies_finally_catch.html
Fugitive scammer's latest lie led to his capture
Posted by Heather
L. VanDyke | The Muskegon Chronicle April 07, 2008 21:15PM
If Todd Joseph Sweet hadn't boasted of wealth and elaborate
plans to turn small southern towns into booming metropolises, the
prison escapee might still be free.
 Todd
J. Sweet
But authorities say lying became "a way of life" for
the 34-year-old Muskegon native, who was arrested Saturday in an
Arizona motel, nearly a year after walking away from prison duty
in the Upper Peninsula......
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SWEET,
WALTER LOWELL
aka "Rusty" |
12/2008 |
.
|
Claims NAVY SEAL
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ACTUAL
RECORDS
|
| Swisher, Elvin
Joseph |
05/2006 |
Idaho
|
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http://www.examiner.com/a-1779774~Idaho_man_gets_prison_for_stealing_vet_benefits.html
Idaho man gets prison for stealing vet
benefits
Associated Press
BOISE, Idaho (AP) - The star witness in a
botched 2005 Idaho attempted murder prosecution will spend 12 months and
one day in federal prison after defrauding the government of nearly
$100,000 in veterans benefits.
Elven Joe Swisher was convicted in April of wearing unauthorized
military medals, presenting false statements and documents to the
Department of Veterans Affairs and theft of government funds.
In 2005, the 71-year-old Cottonwood man was the federal government's
star witness in the conviction of north Idaho businessman David Hinkson,
who was accused of plotting to kill a federal judge, prosecutor and tax
agent.
In May, however, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Hinkson
deserves a new trial because Swisher forged documents and lied in court
about his military background.
Before his conviction was overturned, Hinkson got 43 years in prison.
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http://www.fourwinds10.com/siterun_data/government/judicial_and_courts/news.php?q=1208741315
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Last updated January 6, 2009 7:34 p.m. PT
Idaho man gets prison for
stealing vet benefits
By JOHN MILLER
ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER
BOISE, Idaho -- A witness in a 2005 Idaho murder solicitation case
will spend a year and a day in federal prison after being found guilty
of defrauding the government of nearly $100,000 in veterans' benefits.
Elven Joe Swisher, 71, of Cottonwood, was convicted last year of
wearing unauthorized military medals, presenting false statements and
documents to the Department of Veterans Affairs and theft of
government funds.
Chief U.S. District Judge B. Lynn Winmill sentenced him Monday to
the prison term, as well as still-unspecified restitution and three
years of supervision.
Swisher was among at least eight people from the northwestern
United States charged in 2007 with faking their military service in
conflicts dating to World War II. Federal prosecutors say he falsely
posed as a veteran of the Korean War.
In 2005, Swisher was a witness in the federal trial of northcentral
Idaho businessman David Hinkson, who was accused of plotting to kill a
federal judge, prosecutor and tax agent.
Hinkson was convicted of soliciting the murders of U.S. District
Judge Edward Lodge, Assistant U.S. Attorney Nancy D. Cook, and
Internal Revenue Service Special Agent Steven M. Hines. All three had
been involved in a separate, federal tax case against Hinkson's water
business. None of the officials was harmed.
Swisher sported a replica Purple Heart pin on his lapel while on
the witness stand and testified that because of his combat exploits
and claims of killing enemy soldiers in battle, Hinkson attempted to
hire him.
After Swisher was convicted of fraud in April, the 9th U.S. Circuit
Court of Appeals in May ruled that Hinkson deserved a new trial
because Swisher forged documents and lied in court about his military
background.
Federal prosecutors have asked the appeals court to reconsider,
though no decision has been made. Before his conviction was
overturned, Hinkson was sentenced to 43 years in prison.
Jessica Fehr, an assistant U.S. attorney in Billings, Mont., said
Tuesday that Swisher's case wasn't given special priority because of
its history. Her office handled the fraud case against Swisher after
the Idaho office recused itself due to its past involvement in the
Hinkson case.
"It was reviewed and handled in the same manner as any other
case that comes through our office," Fehr told The Associated
Press.
Swisher will likely be sent to a federal prison near Portland, Ore.
He didn't immediately return a phone call seeking comment.
Chris Bugbee, Swisher's attorney in Spokane, Wash., told The AP he
plans to appeal the case within 10 days. A major point of contention,
Bugbee said, is the federal court's rejection in late 2008 of
Swisher's request for a new trial.
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