Trial delayed for man claiming to be war hero
By Aisling Swift
Wednesday, September 5, 2007
Dozens of veterans packed a Collier County courtroom
Wednesday for a probation violation hearing for a former East
Naples man who claimed to be a war hero and POW......
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Man faces new charges of forging military documents on east
coast
Tuesday, August 14, 2007
.....Raymond John Gauthier, 72, who now lives at 280 Hayes Ave. in
Cocoa Beach, was arrested in Brevard County on Aug. 2 after a
probation officer searching his home found a falsified DD-214
form listing fake military honors that wasn’t the same DD-214
military records form that started his troubles in Collier
County......
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Last updated on: 8/3/2007
8:12:37 PM by Kara Kenney
BREVARD COUNTY: A phony war
hero who left Southwest Florida after being exposed by NBC2 is
now in trouble with the law in his new hometown. The latest
arrest came just three months after a remorseful Raymond
Gauthier pleaded guilty to fraud charges in Collier County.....Raymond Gauthier, 71, was arrested Thursday morning at his new
home in Cocoa Beach......
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Phony war hero to spend veteran holidays working in jail
By Aisling Swift
Originally published — 10:59 a.m., April
10, 2007
Updated — 10:51 p.m., April 10, 2007
.... so when he heard the plea bargain negotiated for Raymond John
Gauthier, an East Naples man who pretended to be a highly
decorated military veteran and prisoner of war, the judge halted
Assistant State Attorney Jerry Brock as he outlined the terms......
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Collier man who claimed to be a decorated POW set to
admit in court he’s a fraud
By Aisling
Swift
Wednesday, April 4, 2007
For several decades, Raymond John Gauthier of East Naples donned
a Green Beret Special Forces uniform decorated with dozens of
medals, put on the distinctive beret and attended military
functions....... |
Phony POW
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Mar 07
"Phony
war hero" may apologize to avoid jail
COLLIER
COUNTY
:
The
man many local veterans call a phony war hero may avoid jail time if
he issues a public apology for what he did.
Raymond
Gauthier was arrested in December and charged with forging military
documents to get a Prisoner Of War license plate.
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Man who sought POW plate AWOL at hearing
Daily News staff
Tuesday,
January 23, 2007
A bench warrant was issued Monday for a
71-year-old East Naples man who failed to appear at an arraignment
hearing on charges that he fraudulently obtained an ex-prisoner-of-war
license plate for his vehicle......
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http://www.nbc-2.com/Articles/readarticle.asp?articleid=7624&z=3&p
Kara Kenney Last updated on: 6/22/2006 7:13:07
AM
Collier man accused of military fraud
COLLIER COUNTY:
Symbols of bravery, honor and courage are awarded
to a select few in the armed forces. In a very public way, the
commander of a local veterans group is accusing one of his own of
fraud for wearing medals that he did not earn.......
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Alleged phony war
vet arrested on fraud charges
Kara Kenney
Last updated on: 12/27/2006 6:18:48
PM
NAPLES: NBC2 was the first to
expose Raymond Gauthier, a Naples man who claimed to be a war hero
decorated in dozens of medals he did not earn. Gauthier is now sitting
in jail on fraud charges.
Deputies say he forged documents that stated he earned dozens of
military medals - even a POW medal. Detectives say it was the phony
documents that Gauthier used to get a POW license plate.......
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naplesnews.com Decorated demise: Man
arrested for falsely obtaining POW license plate
By Ryan Mills
Wednesday, December 27, 2006
A 71-year-old East Naples man who authorities say has been passing
himself off as a highly-decorated military veteran was arrested today
for fraudulently obtaining an ex-prisoner-of-war license plate for his
vehicle........
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