Brent Henry scams Wags For Warriors
Mary sends us a link to WTKR NEWSCHANNEL 3 which tells the story of Brent Henry who scammed Wags For Warriors, a charity that gets service dogs for veterans, out of some cash;
[Brent Henry] told us the same story about a helicopter crash and his struggles with PTSD.
But part of what he was saying didn’t add up so NEWSCHANNEL 3 investigated his military background.
Records from the United States Marine Corps show he did serve from 1994 until 2000 — but also show a bad conduct discharge. That came from a special court martial in 1998. He was accused of unauthorized absence and was demoted to private.
Records also show Henry was not serving in 2009 which is the year he claims to have been in a helicopter crash resulting in his PTSD.
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[Henry] said, “What resources am I taking? I’m trying to raise awareness for guys with PTSD like myself.”
Henry also told stories about his deployments to Afghanistan. As a result he was given hundreds of dollars of clothes and hundreds of dollars for an event honoring the dishonorable fellow. Police have charged him with fraud. After he bonded out, police were called to his apartment when he threatened to harm himself. Now he faces additional charges for “reckless handling of a firearm”.
Don Shipley has had run ins with frauds who conned Wags For Warriors in the past – let’s travel through time back to 2012;
Category: Phony soldiers
Yep, Stolen Valor is a victimless crime…
. . . my freakin’ ass.
(Finished the sentence for ya, Thunderstixx.)
It’s all an honest mistake. He thought it was “Wigs for Warriors”.
I have glasses on and THAT’S how I read it the first time.
/let’s give this “hero” a 7 lb block of cheese.
Maybe he thought it was WAGs (“Wives and Girlfriends”) for Warriors. (“WAG” is British slang for the MILFs and hotties that are attached to sports stars). If so. he must have been pissed when he just got a dog out of it.
Waitaminnit – Police were called to his apartment after he bonded out of jail? Sounds like he’s trying to set himself up for an insanity defense. After all, he IS a proven conman!
Just one entry in the playbook. When the possibility exists of legal action/court/jail, either complain of chest pain or threaten to hurt yourself. You go to the hospital, and only once you’re stabilized, will the law come after you. It buys you time, and just might keep you out of the klink. It can also get you into the system for help, goods, and services.
Just what I was thinking, once a conman, always a conman. He obviously thinks he’s milked the Vets’ charities for what he could get, I think he’s now doing the groundwork to milk as many Mental Health outfits as he can. Maybe he’ll be screaming “PTSD” from some bullshit source real soon, maybe from Bubba & Thor while he was in lockup!
https://www.change.org/p/adam-mayo-return-wags-to-julio…
Well I can’t say wat I would like to say because I’d have to hit the RED BUTTON.
So once again I see fellow wounded and injured vets getting F-‘D by a POS…
And they say stolen valor.. Is no BIG Deal Amazing…..
Maggot.
A special Court Martial for UA? WTF? So I guess he did 2 years in lockup because the CM was in 98 and discharge was in 2000? Back in the mid and late 90s in the Army we had guys go AWOL for months and when they came back they choked down a Field Grade Art 15 did their 45/45 and their collar fluttered in the breeze. Some of them got kicked, some got retained. There must have been more to it than just UA.
I suspect his UA may have been due to being in a civilian jail bacause I agree with you, thats an abnormal sentence for a UA.
This is the worst sort of stolen valor. Wags for Warriors is not Wags for Posers, thank you very much.
Also, am I the only one who initially thought that the word ‘wags’ referred to wiseguys? ;o)
He joins a long list such as Connolly and McFarland.
Turds.
It’s good to see that some “news” media are out there doing the job and actually INVESTIGATING, instead of just swallowing hook, line, and sinker.
Yes indeed!
It was actually some active duty personel that figured his BS out, and they dug up his dd214 and BAM ! So they had him set up with interview. Margaret from WTKR3 stole all the credit, they were actually on his side big time !
Recognition aside…
A turd buried is a turd buried.
Green Thumb.
Channel # is always on top of the game!! That guy is a true bottom feeder!!
Not that it excuses bad behavior on the part of posers, but doesn’t a charitable group have some responsibility to vet individuals before giving them anything?
They should but often do not. When they get duped, they assume the posture of “well, they are sick and need help”. A very convenient way out.
Do the better known charities (ie Wounded Warriors) already provide service dogs? Does anyone have a legit list?
I reckon I’m doing it all wrong. I was in a helicopter crash at Ft Carson in 1988 but have yet to “catch” PTSD or have charities throwing money at me.
I’m still not too comfy on roller coasters though. Does that count?
after some correspondence I donated to Paws for Purple Hearts out of Colorado Springs. It is hard to know where to send money because so many of these organizations that seem legit spend most of the contributions on their administrative staffs.
Fisher House first.
If you have extra money, send it to Fisher House.
This idiot tried to rip off a charity in a big military town, where lots of mil folks know lots of other mil folks, and where the local TV news reporters may actually know something about how the military works and what passes the smell test…this shitbrain obviously didn’t…
How does an organization blindly hand over 4, 000??? Poor management.
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Brent may have lied about his discharge date, however…We are in the middle of suing Adam Mayo of Wags for Warriors of VA. https://www.change.org/p/adam-mayo-return-wags-to-julio…
There is no way any organization GIVES blindly 4k to someone with OUT receipts, bills etc. And at best for the organization to get the bills and call the payments in themselves! Due to our Civil Suit, WFWOV tax exempt status has been reported to the IRS and is being investigated(hmmm?!) For that I will say maybe Brent is not the bad guy you all were led to believe he is/was…
Wags For Warriors Of Virginia needs to return my stolen dog Liberty Wags and stop pretending they are some kind of victim.
AMEN!
This is a PM between myself and Mr. Mayo regarding Liberty Wags. Take a minute to read this PM, it is very informative. ***Note*** It was Mr. Henry’s dog that was left for 3 days once and 4 days another time. His dog is like a prescription…..Why would a vet leave his dog behind when he can take the dog where ever he goes??? I believe Mr. Henry was a conveinent scape goat when non -profit funds couldn’t be accounted for. I don’t and many others don’t trust Mr. Mayo as far as we could throw him. The following is the PM message between Mr. Mayo (Motley Mutts) and myself. There is no defamation or slander, these are his words. Shera Gi-Gi Madison Why are you keeping Wags from Julio? Your character is being called into question. You don’t give someone something they need and then out of spite take it away. That is just wrong. I just want you to know that I am about to post about you and your unethical business practices on over 40 fb sites. I am not in your area but I groomed dogs for over 7 years and know others in the industry. Is this really worth it? If you feel that there is something I need to know to validate what you have done….. by all means I am all ears. Please return Wags to Julio…………. I will be posting a on line petition in 24 hours and letting thousands of people know about this situation if you choose not to. I also belong to many animal advocacy sites as well. Good news travels fast but bad news travels faster. February 16 Motley Mutts 2/16, 1:55pm Motley Mutts Are you aware that he as the only paid employee of Wags for Warriors violated his employment contract? Are you aware that he showed up to train one of the veterans in our program, and was later reported to me that he was drunk? Are you aware that he had a contract with WFWOVA stating upon his dismissal from Wags for Warriors he was… Read more »
Just to correct the above statement, it was not Brent’s dog that was left for days. As if it matters, it was a man named Eric and his dog named Adam that was left for days.
I also recieved this PM from Mr. Henry 3/1/2015….
3/1, 4:06pm
Brent Henry
Hi ma’am
I am a veteran with severe PTSD and have been hospitalized numerous times due to my PTSD. I have been part of WFW since the beginning of December, I have only read a little bit of what has been going on, and I think you should hear the truth about the story behind wags.
If you are interested in finding out information please feel free to call or email me