Veteran steals $186k from vets
Average NCO sends us a link about a Vietnam veteran who was sentenced to prson for stealing over $186,000 as a leader in three Vetern Service Organizations.
Sixty-three-year-old Ralph VanAlstyne was sentenced to two to six years in prison, plus restitution, for robbing his fellow veterans, but the veterans are not happy. Not enough jail time, they say, and they want their money back.
The former commander of the Gloversville American Legion Post, where members believe that VanAlstyne should have gotten a lot more than two to six in state prison.
I nominate him to head the well-established Order of the Blue Falcon. He could be the Commander Emeritus. The worst part is that the organizations will probably never have a penny of that money intended for veterans who don’t steal from their brothers returned.
Category: Veterans Issues
My hometown. Sad. Hope they garnish the whatever retirement benefits this loser will receive and seize any assets.
He deserves a spot on the next jesse macbeth competition, for no true veteran would do such a lousy thing.
Can a legit veteran be nominated for the 2012 MacBeth Award? If so, put this guy in the bracketology for next year’s “October Shitstorm” now.