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What is stolen valor? Arizona man's phony exploits inspire law to crack down on it
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoPHOENIX — A man accused of faking a military record and taking advantage of military families is...
Did Sussex commissioner violate NJ's Stolen Valor law? Critics want state to investigate
New Jersey Herald via Yahoo News· 3 days agoA former campaign donor to Sussex County Commissioner William Hayden said she's filed a complaint...
The making of a fake war hero: An American who reinvented himself as a social-media soldier in...
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 10 months agoJames Vasquez, a social-media war hero, has been accused of "stolen valor."Getty Images, Ricki-Lee...
Sarah Cavanaugh, at the center of RI 'stolen valor' fraud case, to be sentenced
The Providence Journal via Yahoo News· 1 year agoEditor's note: For results of the sentencing see our story 'RI woman in 'stolen valor' fraud case sentenced to prison. Here's how long she'll serve.'Sarah Cavanaugh claimed to be so ill as a ...
Stolen valor: Police investigating World War II medals stolen from Pocono storage unit
Tri-County Independent via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAs Memorial Day came and went, medals and burial flags of two World War II veterans remained out of reach for a Poconos resident who reported them stolen to Pennsylvania State Police on May ...
'Shameless con man without a conscience': Bucks County man sentenced for stealing $300K in stolen...
Bucks County Courier Times via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMarc A. Cheesman claimed he was a U.S. Marine and a union carpenter when he borrowed hundreds of...
Somerset County to honor 15 first responders for heroic acts in three communities
Home News Tribune | My Central Jersey via Yahoo News· 2 days agoSOMERSET COUNTY - At about 10 p.m. Jan. 13, 2023, Green Brook police were looking for three people,...
RI woman in 'stolen valor' fraud case sentenced to prison. Here's how long she'll serve.
The Providence Journal via Yahoo News· 1 year agoCavanaugh, who pleaded guilty in the 'stolen valor' case that broke last year, stole hundreds of thousands of dollars pretending to be a disabled Marine.
Informant's Army past raised at trial tied to Whitmer plot
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA defense lawyer lashed out Thursday at a star witness in a trial related to a plot to kidnap...
Police seeking Henry County man accused of stolen valor, collecting $4.5K from motorcycle benefit
The Hawk Eye via Yahoo News· 2 years agoMOUNT PLEASANT — A Henry County man is wanted by police for allegedly portraying himself as a veteran and receiving thousands of dollars from a benefit motorcycle ride in 2020. A warrant for ...