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‘Former Marine’ Arrested for False Purple Heart Application and Fraud

| September 2, 2023 | 31 Comments
‘Former Marine’ Arrested for False Purple Heart Application and Fraud

The internet lit up like a Christmas tree yesterday with stories of Paul John “PJ” Herbert, 52, of Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts as he now faces one count of theft of government money and one count of making false statements. These charges could land him up to 15 years in prison if he’s found guilty. Former […]

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Stolen Valor Researchers Sound Off About Proposal

| June 21, 2023 | 33 Comments
Stolen Valor Researchers Sound Off About Proposal

Military.com reports that people in the stolen valor community, notably Doug Sterner, are voicing their concern about the proposed legislation to require the veteran’s signature and consent for a FOIA request. Stolen Valor Researchers Sound Alarm on House Proposal to Curtail Access to Military Records 20 Jun 2023 Military.com | By Rebecca Kheel Uncovering when […]

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West Point Cadet PTSD Case Ruled to be Stolen Valor and Fraud

| June 9, 2023 | 20 Comments
West Point Cadet PTSD Case Ruled to be Stolen Valor and Fraud

Where are they now? A cadet at West Point put in a VA claim for PTSD after he said he carried a dead cadet while in training. Yeah, but… North Little Rock man sentenced to prison, faces $91K+ in restitution in VA stolen valor fraud case by Alex Kienlen | Jun 8, 2023 LITTLE ROCK, […]

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Disgruntled Group Protest Plea Deal in Stolen Valor Case

| June 8, 2023 | 32 Comments
Disgruntled Group Protest Plea Deal in Stolen Valor Case

You may recall that we wrote about this guy – Chris Williams – here at TAH: Yet Another Stolen Valor Scam Well, ol’ Chris is fessin’ up but there are many folks none too happy about the plea deal he struck. Disgruntled group protests plea agreement in case of ‘Stolen Valor’ Defendant Chris Williams expected […]

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NY Lawmaker Seeks to Make Stolen Valor a State Crime

| May 25, 2023 | 12 Comments
NY Lawmaker Seeks to Make Stolen Valor a State Crime

A New York state assemblyman is seeking to make Stolen Valor a state crime. Hawley seeks to make ‘stolen valor’ a state crime 24 May 2023 – Press Release, Assemblyman Steve Hawley Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,C-Batavia, NY) is blasting his colleagues in the Assembly Majority Conference for blocking an important piece of legislation this week […]

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Wisconsin man pretends to be deployed, is in jail

| May 2, 2023 | 22 Comments
Wisconsin man pretends to be deployed, is in jail

A Wisconsin man is facing charges for stolen valor. We’ve seen many cases where a man claims to have been serving in the military, when in fact he was serving time in prison/jail. This is one of those cases. According to the charges, Jackobie Timblin allegedly scammed an old lady out of some money while […]

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David Brewer – Valor Vulture – Phony Purple Heart

| April 17, 2023 | 146 Comments
David Brewer – Valor Vulture – Phony Purple Heart

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What is Stolen Valor?

| October 28, 2022 | 9 Comments
What is Stolen Valor?

In a recent article in AZCentral.com, they outline a few Stolen Valor cases and highlight Doug Sterner, who has been active in stolen valor issues. Doug and his wife were behing getting a Stolen Valor law passed in addition to Doug writing a book on Stolen Valor titled “Restoring Valor: One Couple’s Mission to Expose […]

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