George H. Margolis; a lifetime of phoniness

There’s a fellow out there by the name of George H. Margolis who is one of those folks who will take his stolen valor to the grave. He was a Democrat candidate for Congress in 1982 and 1986 in Simi Valley, California, according to the LA Times in a 1987 article. I guess that back in those days, the LA Times didn’t mind looking into the claims of Democrat candidates. He was convicted of acquiring disabled license plates. he was barred from entering El Segundo Air Force Base because he had been passing himself off as an Air Force colonel complete with identity documents;

Margolis’ claims that he was a high-ranking, decorated and totally disabled veteran are only the latest in a series of incidents involving bogus or inflated credentials, according to an Air Force spokesman. In the past, both USC and Pennsylvania State University, which Margolis claimed he attended, reported that they had no record of him. And U.S. Sen. Alan Cranston denied that Margolis had served as his adviser, as Margolis claimed.

Paul Sewell, Air Force chief of media relations for the western United States, said Margolis had turned up so often on military bases carrying phony military identification as a high-ranking officer between 1974 and 1986 that his case “would seem to be a terminal nightmare.”

“He’s a man with a very smooth personality, very easy to like, very easy to believe, and he found some flaws in the system that allowed him to get hold of blank documents to apply for various forms of identification,” Sewell said. “I think he could have conned some people into inadvertently helping him out.”

Yep, they’re all sociopaths – they believe their lies, that makes it easier to convince others.

Margolis’ actual military record was modest in contrast with his claims, Sewell said. He was a private in the Army between Oct. 22, 1952, and June 11, 1954, records show. He handled supplies and did not see any action in the Korean War, Sewell said. Margolis never served in the Air Force and is not considered a military retiree, military records show.

He does have a disability related to his military service, according to the Veterans Administration. He receives $69 a month from the VA, though a VA spokesman declined to provide more specific information.

Yeah, I’d check into that, too. Anyway, someone sent us the photo at the top of the page of the sticker that Margolis displays on his car. The picture was taken yesterday in California. I can’t find a picture of him anywhere, so he’s been successful at avoiding that new-fangled intenet thingie. But, according to the person who sent the picture of his sticker says that the Office of Special investigations has been made aware of his continued malfeasance.

Our friends found a really old picture of Margolis;

ADDED 1/13/2016; Well, someone went and got his records for us;

He was a real fast-burner – In nine years of service (some in the Army, Army Reserve and the Air Force) he shot up to the rank of E-2, the Air Force divested themselves of him in less than three weeks. And no awards. Almost a colonel.

Category: Phony soldiers, Valor Vultures