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Leroy Foley – Silver Star and Purple Heart Claims
The folks at Military Phony send us their work on Leroy Grant Foley. This guy better come up with some documented evidence for the awards that are being associated with him. I find it nearly impossible to believe that someone would run for public office of any kind without being able to document they have […]
Matthew Rumple aka “The Punisher” – Phony Silver Star & Purple Heart Recipient, Phony MSG
The folks at Military Phony send us their work on Matthew Eric Rumple, who lives in Pensacola Florida and is 44 years old at the time of this writing. Rumple, who has the nickname “Punisher,” works for Healing Paws for Warriors. On their website under Rumple’s biography it claims he is a retired Master Sergeant (MSG […]
Ty Hampe – The Rest of the Story
The folks at MilitaryPhony published additional military records on Ty Hampe – the individual claiming to have two CIBs and a Purple Heart. You may recall that TAH published an article about Hampe here. Hampe’s Facebook page has a post of him in uniform and then a closeup of the uniform. Hampe also had a […]
Gregg Ramsdell Pleads Guilty to Stolen Valor
We previously posted about Gregg Ramsdell here when he was charged with stolen valor, but in a brand new development Ramsdell has pleaded guilty to the charges. The Ledger-Enquirer reports that Ramsdell was paid $76,000 for PTSD as a direct result of war events that he now admits he made up. According to the plea […]
Fake SEAL Charged with Defrauding VA Out of More Than $300K
Several newspapers are reporting that Richard Meleski allegedly faked his service as a Navy SEAL, falsely claimed he served in Beirut, claimed he was both a POW and Silver Star recipient to defraud the VA out of more than $300,000. The Philadelphia Inquirer writes: A 58-year-old Bucks County man was indicted for falsely claiming he […]
UPDATE: Maggie DeSanti – Media Darling or Stolen Valor Con Artist?
We thought that it was time for an update on significant events surrounding Margaret C. DeSanti. We wrote about Margaret in 2014 here: https://valorguardians.com/blog/?p=57300 Then, the recent 2019 follow-up with Margaret here: https://valorguardians.com/blog/?p=92064 FoxNews carried the story here: https://valorguardians.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/the-five-one-more-thing-21oct2019.mp4 FoxNews did not respond to emails asking for a correction. Background Research There was a lot […]
Robert Glaub – Phony Silver Star and Purple Heart
The folks at Military Phony send us their work on this Robert Allen Glaub fella. Robert is 56 years old as of Oct 2019 and lives in Torrington, Wyoming. He often goes by “Rob” as well as his nickname “Goosinator.” Sometimes he lists his last name as “Glaub-Leonello.” Glaub posted photos of himself in his […]
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