Rahn sentenced

I know you remember phony Ranger sergeant major Richard Rahn who injected himself into veteran events in Minnesota last year. Apparently, according to a link that Chip sent us, the courts have sentenced him to five years in prison, not on the stolen valor charges, but on weapons charges, since he was a felon in possession of a firearm;

Richard Arthur Rahn was convicted Tuesday of two felony charges of possessing weapons after being convicted of a crime of violence. According to the criminal complaint on the charges, an investigation regarding allegations of Rahn impersonating a highly decorated, non-commissioned military officer led to investigation on the gun charges.

The fact that he had weapons in his possession was discovered during the investigation of his phony finery. That’s all I’m asking for – sure it would be nice if he’d been convicted for stolen valor, but more importantly, the crimes that he was also committing were discovered because of his play-acting. If prosecutors everywhere could take a lesson away from this case, I’d like that lesson to be that valor thieves are almost always guilty of something else. Investigations of stolen valor will undoubtedly turn up something else that would get a criminal off of the street.

Anyone want to argue that Minnesota is not safer tonight because Rahn is in prison? The only reason that he was busted is because he became an internet sensation in his uniform, and he pissed off a bunch of vets.

Category: Phony soldiers