Stolen Valor Act
Alabama House passes Stolen Valor Bill
The Anniston Star reports that the Alabama state legislature approved their own Stolen Valor bill unanimously; With little debate, the Alabama House of Representatives voted 70-0 to make it a crime to falsely claim to hold certain military medals with “intent to defraud.” The bill would make it a misdemeanor to falsely claim to have […]
Stolen Valor Act proposed in Massachusetts & NJ
According to the Daily Hampshire Gazette, Massachusetts State Representative John Velis has introduced a new Stolen Valor bill in that state; Velis’ bill would make it a criminal offense subject to up to 2½ years in prison to wear a military uniform, awards or decorations that one has not earned, or to use fake military […]
The battle against Stolen Valor rages
JP Lawrence, a National Guard Sergeant, Iraq veteran and a grad student at Columbia University, has been emailing with us for few months. The result is this article in Westword about Stolen Valor, some of our triumphs and one of our failures. He quotes from some of our posts as well as the questions he […]
Stolen Valor Act in Pennsylvania
One aspect of Pennsylvania’s attempts to close the stolen valor gap was passed by the state senate. Apparently, a few years ago, PA decided to put an identifier on drivers’ licenses for veterans, but, there were no restrictions on it – you self-identified on application by checking a block on your application. The result is […]
Pennsylvania’s Stolen Valor Act goes to a vote
According to ABC27, Pennsylvania’s Stolen Valor Act is headed to a vote by the legislature soon; The Senate Transportation Committee has approved legislation to penalize Pennsylvanians who falsely claim they’re a veteran on a driver’s license application. Under Senate Bill 42, drivers could be charged with a summary offense if they apply for a veteran […]
Ryan Berk honored by MCL
You probably remember Sean Yetman who was exposed as a phony in a Philadelphia mall by Ryan Berk a few months ago on Black Friday. Mr. Berk was honored by his local Marine Corps League post for bringing attention to the issue of stolen valor, according to the Intelligencer; Berk, a criminal justice major at […]
NBC on Stolen Valor
Jeff Rosen reported this morning on stolen valor on NBC’s The Today Show and, of course, the report features our buddy Don Shipley. The report is mainly about Jonathon Short who defrauded a woman by convincing her that he was a wounded veteran who needed money to take care of a non-existent child. I wonder […]
Florida Congressmen want to crack down on stolen valor sales
From Sunshine State News, comes an article about Florida Congressmen Ted Yoho, R-Fla., and U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy, D-Fla. who want the Justice Department to crack down on Chinese manufacturers of US military insignias; “We ask the attorney general to conduct an investigation and request that Alibaba [a Chinese company selling replicas of American military […]
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