Fake SEAL
John Watts – SEAL Team NONE
The folks at MilitaryPhony send us their work on this John Oscar Watts fella. Watts wrote a book about his supposed time as a black Navy SEAL. It is called “Shadow S.E.A.L. – The True Story of One of the First Black Navy SEALs” which detailed his experience with racism during his time spent in […]
Verlon James – Fake Navy SEAL
The folks at MilitaryPhony send us their work on Verlon James, who claims to have been a Navy SEAL, served in Vietnam and Iraq, and retired after 20 years. James comes to us from Toledo, Ohio and at the time of this writing is 66 years old. James likes to wear a Navy SEAL Trident […]
Phony SEAL – Custer’s Last Stand II
So, here’s something you don’t see everyday. A man – Christopher “Rusty” Custer – falsely claimed that he was a Navy SEAL on a loan application in order to start a horse business. Man accepts plea deal in federal court after lying about being Navy SEAL to secure loan Lexington Herald-Leader (KY) | November 14, […]
Fake Navy SEAL Scams Victims Out of $1.5 Million
Several news outlets are reporting that a California man has pleaded guilty to scamming close to 20 people out of $1.5 Million dollars while falsely claiming he was a Navy SEAL. From Stars and Stripes / The Charlotte Observer: Fake ‘Navy SEAL’ scammed victims out of $1.5 million to buy luxury cars, feds say By […]
Man Ordered to Stop Falsely Claiming to be Navy SEAL
A Florida man – Joseph Fucheck – has been ordered by the court to stop claiming he was a Navy SEAL as part of his plea deal. Previously, we wrote about Fucheck: * “Former Navy SEAL” and “Head of SWAT Team” Brandishes a Gun – Now Faces Charges * Joseph Fucheck – NOT a Navy […]
Reyel Simmons – Fake SEAL – Go Big or Go Home
We finally have someone that took their fakery to another level. Reyel Devon Simmons, of Dodge Center Minnesota (53 y/o) completed his persona with fake documents, a bug-out bag and a hidden bunker with sniper rifles and other weapons. Minn. man impersonating federal agent on TikTok sentenced to six years The man’s lawyer says his […]
Phony SEAL Coward
The folks at MilitaryPhony send us their work on Leslie Radford Coward. Coward lives in Middleburg, Florida and is 72 years old at the time of this writing – January 2022. Coward is originally from Ohio and may still have a residence there in addition to Florida. Most of Coward’s claims are implied by the […]
Doug Reeves – Navy SEAL Diver & Persian Gulf War Participant Explained
As a follow-up to a posted article yesterday about Douglas Reeves, we wanted to share an email that Reeves wrote to a genuine Navy SEAL when that SEAL questioned Reeves’ claim of being a Navy SEAL diver. This email was written before the article yesterday. Click on it to see a larger version. The short […]
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