{"id":122014,"date":"2022-01-21T08:29:33","date_gmt":"2022-01-21T13:29:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=122014"},"modified":"2022-01-21T08:32:49","modified_gmt":"2022-01-21T13:32:49","slug":"texas-man-indicted-on-stolen-valor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=122014","title":{"rendered":"Texas Man Indicted on Stolen Valor"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_122015\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/derek-hamm.jpg?ssl=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-122015\" class=\"wp-image-122015 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/derek-hamm.jpg?resize=300%2C169&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/derek-hamm.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/derek-hamm.jpg?resize=500%2C281&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/derek-hamm.jpg?resize=768%2C431&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/derek-hamm.jpg?w=1303&amp;ssl=1 1303w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-122015\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Derek Hamm<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Several news outlets are reporting that Tyler Texas resident Derek Hamm is being indicted on fraud schemes that involve stolen valor &#8211; specifically Hamm claimed that he had been awarded a Purple Heart, a Silver Star and a Bronze Star for his service.<\/p>\n<p>Several articles are listed below:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"article__headline\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbs19.tv\/article\/news\/local\/tyler-man-indicted-for-using-stolen-valor-to-defraud-investors-in-texas\/501-c5d918b1-9271-4c49-b529-5b7f1d569484\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tyler Man Indicted for Stolen Valor act used to Defraud Investors<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Derek Robert Hamm, 38, was indicted by a federal grand jury in Tyler and charged with wire fraud, money laundering, violations of the Stolen Valor Act, using a fraudulent military discharge certificate and being a felon in possession of firearms and ammunition.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"article-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ketk.com\/news\/crime-public-safety\/tyler-man-indicted-for-pretending-to-have-purple-heart-other-honors-using-stolen-valor-to-defraud-investors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Tyler man indicted for pretending to have Purple Heart, other honors, using stolen valor to defraud investors<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"node-title\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/usao-edtx\/pr\/tyler-man-indicted-using-stolen-valor-defraud-investors\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tyler Man Indicted for Using Stolen Valor to Defraud Investors<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/hamm-dodmanpower-redacted.jpg?ssl=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-122016\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/hamm-dodmanpower-redacted.jpg?resize=450%2C563&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/hamm-dodmanpower-redacted.jpg?resize=266%2C333&amp;ssl=1 266w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/hamm-dodmanpower-redacted.jpg?resize=240%2C300&amp;ssl=1 240w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/hamm-dodmanpower-redacted.jpg?resize=768%2C960&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/hamm-dodmanpower-redacted.jpg?resize=1229%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1229w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/hamm-dodmanpower-redacted.jpg?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you were to believe him, he stuffed an awful lot of soldiering into just over a year of active duty.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Several news outlets are reporting that Tyler Texas resident Derek Hamm is being indicted on fraud schemes that involve stolen valor &#8211; specifically Hamm claimed that he had been awarded a Purple Heart, a Silver Star and a Bronze Star for his service. 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