{"id":64993,"date":"2016-03-26T09:51:58","date_gmt":"2016-03-26T13:51:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=64993"},"modified":"2022-01-23T23:31:10","modified_gmt":"2022-01-24T04:31:10","slug":"greg-allen-phony-marine-pleads-not-guilty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=64993","title":{"rendered":"Greg Allen, phony Marine pleads not guilty"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Gregory<\/a><\/center><\/p>\n

Gregory Allen was in court yesterday, you might remember that our buddy, Dan Noyes, busted him last year on camera<\/a>. He had claimed to be a Vietnam veteran Marine with two Purple Hearts and a Bronze Star Medal, but the truth was that he spent eight months in the Navy;<\/p>\n

\"Greg<\/a><\/center><\/p>\n

In court yesterday, Allen entered a plea of “not guilty” according to ABC7<\/a>;<\/p>\n

The charging documents say Allen raised $23,000 by posing as a Marine veteran using fake medals, including two Purple Hearts and Bronze Star with “V” for valor.<\/p>\n

In San Francisco federal court, he entered a not guilty plea.<\/p>\n

“The not guilty plea is a denial that there’s been a violation of the offense. A not guilty plea can always be withdrawn and a guilty plea can be entered after reviewing the evidence,” Defense attorney Charles Dresow said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Local veterans and the FBI are very interested in how this case fairs in court;<\/p>\n

“The case is important to the FBI for a couple reasons. First, people were defrauded out of their money, but secondly Mr. Allen’s actions really cheapened the sacrifice of our men and women in uniform,” Special Agent Scott Schelble said.<\/p>\n

Several veterans were in court on Friday to see Allen finally face the federal charge, a misdemeanor that carries a maximum year in prison and $100,000 fine.<\/p>\n

“It was so flagrant just seeing him marching around like a peacock up there,” Navy Vietnam Veteran Gary Williams said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n