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Reported
08/2003
03/2005
09/2006
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CA |
Claims
USMC Lt. General
MAY HAVE altered discharge certificate dated when he was 19,
issued under Lawrence Bennett.
ARRESTED - confessed
to Army CID - impersonating an officer. Charges files US Magistrate
07/27/00
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Citizen
arrested for impersonating a General................. .
http://www.sacbee.com/state_wire/story/12543999p-13399262c.html
VICTORVILLE, Calif. (AP) - A psychiatric examination was ordered for a
man convinced he is a Marine Corps major general.
Lawrence Francis Murphy Jr., 63, is charged with
misrepresenting himself as a Marine general to obtain discount auto
insurance, a felony, as well as misdemeanor counts of drunken driving,
carrying a loaded firearm in his vehicle and unauthorized wearing of a
uniform.
But Murphy is absolutely convinced he is a general, and Superior Court
Judge Jules Fleuret isn't sure the defendant is competent to stand
trial, Deputy District Attorney Karen Parker-Parent said Thursday.
Other investigations continue.............
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http://www.vvdailypress.com/2005/111054943688317.html
Friday, March 11, 2005
Judge: Fake 'general' probably not fit for trial
By JAMES RAMAGE/Staff Writer
VICTORVILLE — Lawrence Francis Murphy Jr. is absolutely convinced he's
a Marine Corps major general.
But the problem is, he really isn't.
And his "delusion" could really be bad for his chances in
court, according to Deputy District Attorney Karen Parker-Parent.
Superior Court Judge Jules Fleuret is not so sure Murphy is competent to
stand trial, Parker-Parent said Thursday. "He said that (Murphy's)
delusion is so entrenched that it may cause him to be unable to
cooperate with his own defense, and to fully understand the charges
against him."
As a result, Fleuret ordered Murphy to undergo a psychiatric evaluation
at a hearing on Wednesday, before the case against him could proceed,
Parker-Parent said.
Murphy, 63, is charged with misrepresenting himself as a Marine Corps
general to obtain a discount on auto insurance — a felony, according
to Parker-Parent, the lead prosecutor in the auto insurance fraud unit.
He's also charged with one misdemeanor count of carrying a loaded
firearm in a vehicle in a city, as well as wearing a uniform by an
unauthorized person — which violates the military and veterans code,
Parker-Parent said.
Murphy is also facing a misdemeanor drunk-driving charge......
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