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| Man In Hot Water Over Fudging Military
Record To Get Free Plates
March 19, 2004 REDMOND - Last December, Redmond police spotted a 37-year-old man making a turn without using his turn signals. Police now want that man charged with forgery for allegedly altering his war records to get a state license plate with the message "Congressional Medal of Honor" recipient. Ferdi Mai Deguzman did serve in the military, but police say he added the words "Congressional Medal of Honor Winner" when he sent documentation to the state to get a free-for-life Medal of Honor license plate.Police say they were suspicious during the traffic stop when the man seemed quite nervous speaking about his service, and was quite young to be getting that award. Redmond police initially contacted the FBI, but they said they did not have the resources to investigate. Redmond detectives spent almost three months putting the case together before recommending the filing of state forgery charges. They also confiscated the license plate. Only 18 of the special plates had been issued by Washington state. |