Purple Heart
Fake Veteran Sentenced
An Arizona man posing as a U.S. Marine veteran and Purple Heart recipient was recently sentenced to 10.5 years in prison. Prescott Man Found Guilty by Jury of Fraud and Forgery May 17, 2023 | ADI Staff Reporter On Monday, May 15, 2023, John Hoyt Fullen, 42, of Prescott was sentenced to 10.5 years in […]
Matthew Morton – Phony Wounded Combat Action Marine
The folks at MilitaryPhony send us their work on this Matthew Michael Morton fella. Morton comes to us from Florissant / Saint Louis, Missouri. At the time of this writing, April 2023, Morton is 48 years old. Morton wrote a book titled “Adaptive Bodybuilding” in which he claims he “spent 5 years in the […]
Florida Combat Wounded Motor Vehicle Operator – Not So Fast
Florida’s Highland News-Sun is reporting that a man is being charged with obtaining a Purple Heart license plate in Florida under false pretenses. Stolen valor leads to arrest By KIM MOODY Staff Writer | Mar 24, 2023 SEBRING — Zacharias Christian Reeves, 47, of Sebring is facing multiple counts of fraud charges, both felony and […]
Fake Twice Wounded SF Iraq Vet Pleads Guilty to Fraud
Justin Costello claims he was in Special Forces and a veteran of Iraq. He also claimed he was wounded twice. In addition, he claimed he was a billionaire from the cannabis industry. This ruse all came to an end when he pled guilty to fraud. Fake cannabis billionaire Justin Costello pleads guilty in $35 million […]
Uncle Frank Biden’s Purple Heart
Several people are questioning a story that President Joe Biden put out. There was a statement Biden made claiming that his Uncle Frank was awarded a Purple Heart. I would say “allegedly,” but Biden’s words were provided on the official White House (dot gov) website. Therefore, there is no question about him saying it. Remarks […]
Unclaimed Hearts
Purple Heart History Our own Denise sends us notice of unclaimed awards held by the Illinios State Treasurer. Of concern is the number of Purple Heart medals left to languish in their custody. This is one of those situations that is sad, baffling, infuriating and ultimately inspiring all at the same time. In Illinois, the […]
What’s the Deel? Follow-up
On Sunday 13 Nov 2022, The Star Democrat was challenged to do a followup on their story on Ronald Deel. Stolen valor is the story Mike Detmer Nov 13, 2022 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR So, Ronald Deel was a 2nd Lieutenant USMC sniper in the Phoenix program. Really? He was wounded three times, but was […]
Phony Veteran’s Day Story – What’s the Deel?
Veterans Day always seems to have a lot of people coming out of the woodwork. It becomes a marriage of reporters wanting to meet the public’s demand for a feel-good story appropriate for the day and those people that are all too willing to fill that void, even if it isn’t true. Ronald Deel came […]
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