Navy Poser
Real Fake Military Service
OK, here’s a new twist. Try and follow this one if you’re feeling brave… Ohio police pull over a man that flashes an Oregon driver’s license. Photo doesn’t match. Driver can’t remember Social Security number because of that brain injury sustained while in the military. Wasn’t in the military, but was he? Police sniff out […]
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 […]
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 […]
Arvil Reed in the news
If the name Arvil Reed sounds familiar, it’s because the former US Navy E-1 (booted early), was going around telling tales of derring-do. He was telling people, with phony documents, that he was a 20-year veteran of Naval Special Warfare where he had been a Navy SEAL officer. He claimed to have received the “Navy […]
Hugh Jonson – Still riding on the Phony Pony UPDATED
UPDATE: We will be publishing a new post soon something like, “Will the real Hugh Jonson Please Stand up.” We think there is more legit military service in his past but it is mixed in with so many name changes, lies and embellishments it will take us a while to sort it all out. Stay […]
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 […]
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