Stolen Valor
Medal of Honor Fraud
An article published on March 11, 2025, by Stephen Ruiz on military.com, examines a significant stolen valor case involving H.L.I. Lordship Industries, a federal contractor that illegally sold 300 fraudulent Medals of Honor in the early 1990s. Federal Judge William Bassler, incensed by veterans’ outrage, imposed an $80,000 fine—the maximum penalty—along with $22,500 in […]
Missouri man charged with stolen valor
Mike B helped direct our attention to this fella William Clark. He stands accused of violating the Missouri Stolen Valor Act. Sounds like the VFW there takes vetting vets seriously, and alerted the authorities when Captain Mr. Clark’s documents looked fishy. They found his stolen valor to be the cherry on top of the shit […]
The case of literal stolen valor
Military.com reminds us of this literal stolen valor case from the 90s. In it, the only official supplier of the Medal of Honor (and a majority of other US military decorations) was selling illicit, unauthorized versions of the Medal of Honor. That’s a paddlin’. From Military.com; With each letter from a disgusted veteran, William Bassler […]
Florida Cracks Down on Stolen Valor for Officials
A Florida Senate bill that would criminalize public officials who falsely claim military service or awards for material gain has passed two legislative committees. Senate Bill 348, which passed unanimously in both the Military and Veterans Affairs Committee and the Ethics and Elections Committee, would add provisions to Florida’s ethics code prohibiting candidates and public […]
Fake Delta Force Vet Gets 40 Years in Prison
The Marine Corps Times and several other publications carry a story about a used car salesman (True Lies inspiration?) that falsely claimed he was a veteran of the Army’s elite Delta Force. He used this claim to bilk people out of millions of dollars. He was sentenced to 40 years in prison. [NOTE: Several news […]
Tim Kennedy stolen valor accusations
If you don’t know who Tim Kennedy is, you’re not the only one, I’d never heard of him. He’s an Army veteran who fought MMA professionally for several years. He is noted as being one of the rare cases where someone did MMA at the pro level while in the Army on active duty. Tim’s bona fides […]
Katt Williams’ Marine claims questioned
CBS News has a story today about comedian Katt Williams. The funnyman has long claimed to have earned his EGA by finishing Marine boot camp, only to be tossed when they found out he was underage. When CBS asked the Corps for their version of events, they said, “Who?” From CBS; Katt Williams, the Emmy-winning […]
Marine SgtMaj steals valor, loses all four rockers
Breaking news last night, of a Marine Corps sergeant major losing all of his rockers after pleading guilty to wearing awards that he was not entitled to. This included a CAR and Purple Heart, but he really fleshed out his fruit salad with a lot of extra awards. I don’t know how he ***edited to […]
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