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  • STOLEN VALOR: Top Ukraine 'volunteer' soldier revealed to be fraud, heavily promoted by Adam Kinzinger, Malcolm Nance

    03/22/2023 7:27:55 PM PDT · by Mr.Unique · 7 replies
    The Post Millennial ^ | Mar 22, 2023 | Libby Emmons and Jack Posobiec
    The story of Vasquez joining the Ukrainian Army turned out to be fake. In 2022, Newsweek ran a glowing story about an American man who claimed to be a volunteer fighting with the Ukrainian Army. Vasquez claimed in March 2022. that he'd "taken out 7 Russian tanks." Former Illinois Rep. Adam Kinzinger advocated for Vasquez, urging Twitter to verify his account, and posed in pictures with him. Only the story of Vasquez joining the Ukrainian Army turned out to be fake. "Kinzinger’s favorite Ukraine hero just deleted his account after it came out he is a fraud," Jack Posobiec said....
  • (Stolen Valor) Big Bear Lake Man Accused of Falsely Using Joint Chiefs of Staff Seal

    04/17/2010 12:44:44 PM PDT · by DogByte6RER · 14 replies · 914+ views
    The Press-Enterprise ^ | April 16, 2010 | PAUL LAROCCO
    Big Bear Lake man accused of falsely using Joint Chiefs of Staff seal On military forums online, Carmine "Bud" Cannarella was a U.S. Army lieutenant general bestowed with nearly every major combat and valor medal. In at least one classified ad, he claimed to be a licensed clinical psychologist. Federal authorities say he was neither, and have charged the Big Bear Lake man with fraudulently using the Joint Chiefs of Staff seal. Cannarella, 64, is expected to plead guilty to the single felony count and be sentenced to five years in prison, according to an agreement filed this week in...
  • You're in the Army now (LYING BBC reporter who joined to expose bullying may be sent to war)

    09/19/2008 9:08:40 PM PDT · by Stoat · 69 replies · 383+ views
    The Sun (U.K.) ^ | September 19, 2008 | John Kay
    Exclusive   You're in the Army now   Undercover ... Russell Sharp in trainingBBC/Kent News and Pics   By JOHN KAY Chief Reporter Published: Today   A BBC reporter who joined the Army to expose bullying may be sent to war, it emerged yesterday. Russell Sharp, 25, did 15 weeks before lying so he could quit on “compassionate” grounds. And last night after furious top brass found out who he was they threatened to haul him back to complete his training — and send him into action. Senior officers hit the roof because Sharp, whose TV film Undercover Soldier...
  • Is Mayor's Disappearance Tied to Scoop About False Green Beret Claim?

    10/03/2007 11:22:58 AM PDT · by airedale · 25 replies · 861+ views
    Did The Press of Atlantic City, N.J., help drive Mayor Bob Levy into hiding? The mayor, whose falsified claim that he was a Green Beret in Vietnam was exposed by the paper last year, has been essentially missing since Friday. Some wonder if that story, which has not been disputed, sent him on the road to troubled times. Levy's office reported Friday that he had taken a medical leave, his third this year, but did not disclose why or where he went. Many in the casino capital of the east point to his odd behavior ever since the Press revealed...
  • Man who claimed war crimes in Iraq charged with falsifying record

    05/18/2007 7:36:30 PM PDT · by darkangel82 · 40 replies · 1,369+ views
    Seattle P-I ^ | May 18 | Gene Johnson
    SEATTLE -- A man who tried to position himself as a leader of the anti-war movement by claiming to have participated in war crimes while serving in Iraq is facing federal charges of falsifying his record. Jesse Adam Macbeth, 23, formerly of Phoenix, garnered much attention on blogs and in some alternative media after he began claiming in 2005 to have been awarded a Purple Heart for his service, which he said included slaughtering innocents in a Fallujah mosque. His story was contradicted by his true discharge form, showing that he was kicked out of the Army after six weeks...