[Crazieman]

That’s a crime, but wearing a military uniform loaded with fake and unearned medals and ribbons is not.

[dp0622]

Actually, begging with that uniform is fraud and must be some kind of financial theft. with medals and everything you would make a fortune on the streets begging.

That is worse that saying you are something you’re not,

[piasa]

Claiming to have been sent to Niger by Dick Cheney when in fact you were not and were instead sent by your 2nd wife, whose claim to fame was being a super-duper deep cover operative while being on maternity leave from a desk job at the CIA, meanwhile, appears to be legal.

[Alberta's Child]

That stupid "Stolen Valor Act" was justifiably overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court. Wearing a uniform and medals -- and even falsely claiming that you are a veteran -- shouldn't be a crime in and of itself. The law was useless political pandering because there are already plenty of laws on the books to prosecute people who do things like that for the purpose of fraud. It looks like this guy is being prosecuted under those very statutes:

He faces charges of major fraud against the United States, wire fraud and making false statements to the government.