Schoen LaBombard & the victimless Stolen Valor crime

Schoen LaBombard was imprisoned in New York State for perpetrating a scam on residents of Batavia, New York to send him to the Olympics with the US Bobsled Team That scam netted him $27,000 bucks before he was arrested. After his stint in the New York prison system, he moved his scam to Florida where he pretended to be a Navy SEAL whose wallet had been stolen, according to the Daytona Beach News-Journal;

The 44-year-old’s tale of woe touched many at the Daytona Inn Beach Resort and its accompanying restaurant, Neptune’s Sports Pub and Cafe, where cafe owner Jim Brittain gave Seppi free meals and $500 in cash so he could get back to his base in Tampa.

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Walker and Brittain said LaBombard showed up at the motel at 219 S. Atlantic Ave. on Labor Day weekend with his hard luck story. He said his wallet had been stolen in Charlotte and he was able to make his way down to Daytona Beach after people helped him.

“He said he was going to be deployed to Afghanistan in a few days and he needed to get back to his base,” Walker said.

The ruse was furthered by telephone calls that both Walker and Brittain received from a man who claimed to be LaBombard’s commanding officer.

“The ‘commanding officer’ said the military would repay us and that he just needed to get back to his base,” Brittain said. “I gave him $500.”

His story fell apart when he broke his leg while partying in Daytona and someone found his wallet with his real identification, so he’s cooling his heels in Volusia County Branch Jail while awaiting his extradition to New York State for more charges. For what, you ask? For burglarizing his grandmother’s home and stealing checks from her.

Category: Phony soldiers