Stolen Valor Sarah Cavanaugh going to federal prison!

[Rust_Cohle]

Let this be a lesson to the frauds and fakes out there (and on this board McRib) who lie about your military service. You will be caught and you will go to Shawshank pound you in the ass prison

 

[candycorn]

protectionist

 

[Foxfyre]

Not only did this person scam major cash from good people, but she seriously damaged those who actually need help as people will now wonder, is that just another scam?

 

[shockedcanadian]

I had a U.S customer who said I used military lingo (phonetics) or something to this effect and asked if I had served. I told him thst I would never misrepresent myself (in any serious manner) as it is offensive to those who have served. In my opinion it is a fairly offensive character quality to do so.

 

[WinterBorn]

Glad to see she is going to jail and will be there for a while. Stolen Valor is despicable.

 

[Rust_Cohle]

Glad to see she is going to jail and will be there for a while. Stolen Valor is despicable.

There's something we agree on

 

[bodecea]

Let this be a lesson to the frauds and fakes out there (and on this board McRib) who lie about your military service. You will be caught and you will go to Shawshank pound you in the ass prison

Where is your proof of your accusation?

 

[bodecea]

Not only did this person scam major cash from good people, but she seriously damaged those who actually need help as people will now wonder, is that just another scam?

That's why she's going to jail....scamming money. She has the misfortune of not being the stupid old fat Florida con-man.

 

[Rust_Cohle]

Where is your proof of your accusation?

Been posted numerous times go look

 

[Rust_Cohle]

That's why she's going to jail....scamming money. She has the misfortune of not being the stupid old fat Florida con-man.

This post has nothing to do with Trump stay on topic

 

[Foxfyre]

That's why she's going to jail....scamming money. She has the misfortune of not being the stupid old fat Florida con-man.

Must be something in the water you drink that compels some to put an ugly political spin on everything posted.

 

[bodecea]

Been posted numerous times go look

So, you can't even re-post your own "accusations"?

 

[bodecea]

Must be something in the water you drink that compels some to put an ugly political spin on everything posted.

You don't agree that she's going to jail for scamming money?

 

[Rust_Cohle]

So, you can't even re-post your own "accusations"?

Not for you since you're too lazy to literally look at the first post in this board

 

[Foxfyre]

You don't agree that she's going to jail for scamming money?

I didn't say that did I.

 

[protectionist]

protectionist

I'm filing charges against you for defamation. Talk to your lawyer. Tell him to ask to see my DD214, and suggest a settlement.
Also have reported this to US MessageBoard - no court action against them.
Any further flak from you will result in higher $etttlment demand.

 

[candycorn]

I had a U.S customer who said I used military lingo (phonetics) or something to this effect and asked if I had served. I told him thst I would never misrepresent myself (in any serious manner) as it is offensive to those who have served. In my opinion it is a fairly offensive character quality to do so.

You're right of course. But what is even more disgusting is when someone says that they were in combat and they actually were not. For example, my late brother was with the 82nd Airborne. He was in the service. So if he says he served, he is correct. Now, if he said he was in combat though...somehow (and this is just me) to me that is even worse than saying you were in and you were not.

Both are terrible...dont' get me wrong
but if you served and say you didn't that is awful...
if you served and said you were in combat and were not...that is horrible.
If you may have served at one time (or not) then made the claim that you were in combat years later....wow...you're going to hell.

 

[protectionist]

I had a U.S customer who said I used military lingo (phonetics) or something to this effect and asked if I had served. I told him thst I would never misrepresent myself (in any serious manner) as it is offensive to those who have served. In my opinion it is a fairly offensive character quality to do so.

It is even more offensive when people say that those who did serve in the US military, and left with an honorable discharge, to claim that they didn't serve, and are guilty of "stolen valor."

 

[DudleySmith]

Isn’t it always a crime to lie about military service?​

In general, no. While it may be morally reprehensible, it is usually not a crime. However, the Stolen Valor Act of 2013 (https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/258) makes it a crime for someone to claim they received certain medals to obtain money, property, or some other tangible benefit. The law only bars false claims about certain military awards, including the Purple Heart, Bronze Star, and a few others; and ONLY when someone makes a false claim about them to gain money or some tangible benefit from a crime. Someone falsely claiming military service to brag or impress others is not a crime. However, our office can investigate other crimes as long as it involves forging, altering, or misusing records from NARA in some way.

Military Records Fraud Fact Sheet

What is the National Archives (NARA) Office of Inspector General (OIG)? The NARA OIG has investigators and other employees who act as agents of positive change. Our mission is to promote economy, efficiency, and effectiveness at NARA by detecting and preventing fraud, waste, abuse, and...

www.archives.gov

(b) Any person who commits the crime of stolen valor shall be punished by imprisonment in a house of correction for not more than 1 year or by a fine of $1,000, or both such fine and imprisonment.

https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIV/TitleI/Chapter272/Section106

So is this on top of the conventional fraud charges? I would hope so; that alone is pretty light for a scam that raked in that much money.

 

[whitehall]

The Supreme Court ruled that "Stolen Valor" is contemptible but it is protected by the 1st Amendment. Don't fool yourselves, the babe wasn't convicted for Stolen Valor, she was convicted of generic charges related to identity theft.