Category: Shitbags

Someone sent us a link to the Plymouth Patch article about a letter that Schepansky has submitted to the Canton Board of Education as proof of his claims that he is a Special Forces officer.

A commenter at the article pretty much covers everything that is wrong with the letter;

First the zip code from this letter is North Carolina, not Indiana. I was stationed at Ft. Ben in 1991, I don’t remember this command there.

Also, that seal, the “United States War Office” hasn’t been used in decades.

Also note the zip code is wrong for the “Griffin Consulting”, allegedly in New York, listed in the address line.

There also doesn’t appear to be a 1670 Jefferson Avenue in White Plains, NY…Jefferson Avenue in White Plains is a residential street.

Finally, all U.S. Army officers are commissioned by the President, with advice and consent from the U.S. Senate.

Not to mention;

The letterhead on the stationery, dated Sept. 19, 1999, appears to be from the Department of the Army’s Personnel Administration Center, based at Fort Benjamin Harrison, IN. But the fort was closed in 1995 and turned into national park and residential area.

I hope this shitbag gets some jail time for this obvious forgery.

We first uncovered the phony SF major, Ray Schepansky back in May when he was arrested for bringing a firearm on school property at the school where he worked as a military history teacher near Detroit. Apparently he was using the persona that he had cultivated there (the crazy special forces veteran) to bully his fellow teachers. Well, Peg McNichol of the local newspaper (the Canton Patch) reports that Schepansky was fired from teaching.

The Plymouth-Canton Community Schools’ board made the 5-0 decision in a closed meeting last week, district officials confirmed. Two board members were absent. The specific reason for the firing is not clear.

While the district wasn’t clear on the reasons they justified firing a tenured teacher, McNichol uncovered Schepansky’s application for employment at the school;

On his application to teach at Plymouth-Canton Schools, he claimed to be a U.S. Army Reserve captain, a Special Forces member and a Ranger. But the highest rank he achieved, according to U.S. Army officials, is sergeant first class. He was never a reservist or in the Special Forces, according to U.S. Army officials. Schepansky has held a Michigan teaching certificate since 1996, according to state records. He was approved for tenure on June 8, 2004.

McNichol goes on to give credit where credit is due;

[Schepansky’s lawyer, Rick] Convertino did confirm at that time that Schepansky was in the U.S. Army, but not a commissioned officer.

But Convertino declined a request for his client’s signature in order to independently verify Schepansky’s military records through the National Archives and Records Administration, which holds such documents. He said however that the military records posted by blogger Jonn Lilyea were not accurate. U.S. Army officials confirmed that Lilyea’s documents came from the National Archives.

See, Old Media, that’s how it’s done. When a blogger scoops everyone else, give them credit. Thanks, Peg.

And just to show that I can be charitable;

“The guy had a perfectly honorable career,” Lilyea said. “But just by reading through the (Facebook) comments you get the sense his students think he’s something more than he is. What he really is is enough to be proud of, and if he is an outstanding teacher there’s absolutely no reason to embellish his [military] career. He has life experience that would enrich his students’ experiences.”

I conducted several interviews with McNichol over the last several months, the last one while I was in Minnesota. My intention was to prevent Schepansky from using the “crazy vet” persona to get special treatment in the courts. In fact, I was in contact with the Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office to make sure they knew about his military status. Getting him fired is just gravy.

I know one of you guys sent me the original article and I can’t remember who it was, but many thanks for your diligence. The main reason I thought he was a phony was because the article said he was an SF major, but that he drove a Kia. No SF major I know would be caught dead in a shitbox Kia.

According to McNichol, Schepansky still faces a gun charge next week in Wayne County courts.

Joseph Anthony Rossi got off fairly easy for his wearing of a Distinguished Flying Cross, aviator wings, Combat Action Ribbon and a GWoT medal on a commissioned officer’s uniform to a local Navy Week event…none of which he earned according to the Birmingham News;

Rossi, who had reached a sentencing agreement with the U.S. Attorney’s Office, was sentenced to a $750 fine, one year of supervised release by the U.S. Probation Office, a $10 special assessment fee, and 40 hours of community service if he has a full-time job or 80 hours if he does not.

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“Mr. Rossi’s crime is an affront to our great nation and dishonors the thousands who have served and sacrificed for it,” said Peggy Sanford, spokeswoman for the U.S. Attorney’s Office.

They plan on having him work on Habitat for Humanity projects which are building houses for returning veterans. 40 or 80 hours hardly seem sufficient, though.