Stolen Valor
Woman lied about military service to catch break on DUIs
PA woman lied about military service to get a break on her DUIs By: JOSEPH KOHUT A Wilkes-Barre woman surrendered Wednesday at the Lackawanna County Courthouse after officials said she lied about serving in the military in the hopes of catching a break on her sentence for driving under the influence twice. Sarah Gomez, 37, […]
Eight Years Ago Today: Alvarez v. United States
The Ukiah Daily Journal has an article by attorney Frank Zotter Jr. where he reflects on the Supreme Court ruling that came out exactly 8 years ago today. Judicial Follies: Lying like a rug By FRANK ZOTTER JR. June 28, 2020 On the first page of its website, the U.S. Supreme Court’s calendar marks in yellow […]
Mike Swanson – Phony Purple Heart Recipient
The folks at MilitaryPhony send us their work on James Michael “Doc” Swanson. He usually goes by “Mike.” Swanson claims on his Together We Served (TWS) profile that he was an HM1 (E-6). A couple of other side notes on Swanson’s TWS profile: 1) LENGTH OF SERVICE – Swanson has three service stripes displayed […]
Michael “Mike” Torres, Phony War Veteran
Mike Torres talked about his background. He was an Army Ranger and cryptocurrency millionaire. He was a professor, a systems engineer, and a coder. Not willing to quit at being a decorated veteran, or just focus on being a professor, Mike Torres claimed to have created satellite communications at well-known laboratories. A fraction of his […]
Montana Supreme Court upholds $1.7 million stolen valor ruling
Article posted in its entirety. BY: SCOTT SHINDLEDECKER The Montana Supreme Court has ruled in favor of a Whitefish businessman who was defrauded of about a quarter-million dollars in a stolen valor case involving a Virginia man. According to a previous Daily Inter Lake story, in May 2019 a Flathead County District Court jury awarded […]
Bernath’s Crash Analysis
Vans RV-12, the type of aircraft which crashed in Bonita Springs on Monday killing the pilot. (Photo: Special to The News-Press) Bernath’s Crash analysis report has been submitted by the NTSB. New commenter Fibber sends. Multiple significant issues cited in 2018 sport plane crash that killed Fort Myers pilot Michael Braun Significant health, mental, medication […]
Dane Reason – Phony SEAL
The folks at Military Phony send us their work on Dane Paul Reason. It seems we have another veteran with perfectly honorable service that had to embellish his career beyond recognition. Reason’s Facebook page is covered with SEAL-related imagery. Reason has answered questions about the images, confirming that he was a SEAL and went through […]
Bob Morgan – Phony SEAL; Fake Covert Mission to Libya
The folks at Military Phony send us their work on this Robert Eugene Morgan fella. Robert, who seems to go by “Bob” comes to us from Kingsland, Georgia. Bob was featured in an article in The Brunswick News in which they spoke about his time as a US Navy SEAL. The military claims were summarized […]
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