Veterans in the news
Donations to help Veterans, or to keep companies running?
Al Yee, a Vietnam Veteran, worked for the state to help veterans find jobs. He sent some veterans to Sean Murphy to interview for positions “in the company.” During the interviews, the veterans were asked to collect donations. Al Yee became suspicious of Sean Murphy’s operations. Murphy’s criminal past did not help him against the […]
Bill reintroduced to make defrauding veterans a federal crime
Senator Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, and Senator Marco Rubio, R-Florida, reintroduced a bill in the Senate. This bill, if passed into law, would make it a federal crime to defraud benefits from veterans. Senator Cortez Masto said that this bill would provide additional tools to prosecutors, beyond current crime laws, to go after those who […]
Suspected prowler was decades-long Navy deserter
Antonio D. Miller was at a residence when someone suspected him to be a prowler. Law enforcement were contacted and they responded. When the officers asked Miller what he was doing, he informed them that he was seeing if his former employer was home at the time. When the officers asked for his identification, Miller […]
Navy SEAL, AWOL, killed in Ukraine
Daniel W. Swift was a Navy Special Warfare Operator First Class, who was classified as an “active deserter” in 2019. He was among the foreigners that went to Ukraine to fight alongside the Ukrainians. He was killed as the Russians conducted one of their assaults in the eastern portion of the frontlines. From Time.com: Daniel […]
George Santos accused of disappearing with GoFundMe funds for disabled veteran’s dog
A disabled veteran claims that George Santos disappeared with GoFundMe funds intended for his dog. The veteran was informed that his dog had a life-threatening tumor, but he did not have the funds to pay for the operation. He was referred to a charity run by Anthony Devolder (allegedly George Santos). A GoFundMe page was […]
ARNG LT who can’t follow orders wins in court
We’ve talked a lot about Specialist Lieutenant Nazario here. He’s the one who was driving through a small Virginia town without plates on his truck (he did have a temp tag behind the tinted rear window). When the cops tried to stop him, despite his innumerable prior law enforcement contacts, he took a good long […]
Disabled veteran’s truck and wheelchair stolen
John Versackas parked his truck, locked it, and brought the keys with him into his home. However, he noticed that the truck was missing on Saturday morning. Considering that he felt safe in his home, and his truck was normally where he expected it to be, he appeared surprised that it turned up missing. From […]
Veteran foils knife wielding man’s plans at Walmart
A man stood at a Walmart in South Carlonia while shouting and waving his arms. Someone tries to defuse the situation until the yelling man moves against him. The second man stands back as the crowd verbally reacts. The man continues his yelling and does not see the veteran walking up behind him. He gets […]
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