{"id":128350,"date":"2022-07-27T09:48:56","date_gmt":"2022-07-27T13:48:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=128350"},"modified":"2022-07-27T10:03:19","modified_gmt":"2022-07-27T14:03:19","slug":"yet-another-stolen-valor-scam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=128350","title":{"rendered":"Yet Another Stolen Valor Scam"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Sadly, this sounds all too familiar… several media outlets are reporting the following story.<\/p>\n

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In Iowa, an Oxford Junction man was charged with fraud for allegedly getting thousands of dollars by pretending to be a veteran.\u00a0 Apparently, he was operating on the Iowan principle of “if you build it, they will come.”<\/p>\n

In September 2020, Christopher Williams held a benefit motorcycle ride in Mount Pleasant, claiming to be a veteran of the Armed Forces. Police said he took in over $4,500 in donations in support of the ride.<\/p>\n

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Case of stolen valor: Iowa man allegedly makes over $4.5K by claiming to be vet<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

A concerned citizen went to the Henry County Sheriff’s Office in May about a man allegedly pretending to be a veteran.<\/em><\/p>\n

Author: Jennifer Somers | Published: 1:57 PM CDT July 26, 2022<\/p>\n

MOUNT PLEASANT, Iowa \u2014 Editor’s note: The video above is from July 24, 2022.<\/p>\n

An Oxford Junction man was charged with fraud for allegedly getting thousands of dollars by pretending to be a veteran.<\/p>\n

In September 2020, a benefit motorcycle ride in Mount Pleasant was held for 45-year-old Christopher Williams, who claimed to be a veteran of the Armed Forces. Police said he received over $4,500 from the ride.<\/p>\n

It wasn’t until this May that a concerned citizen came forward regarding Williams’ potential act of stolen valor.<\/p>\n

Several attempts were made to verify Williams’ veteran status, but no records were ever found of him being a member of the Armed Forces, according to the Henry County Sheriff’s Office.<\/p>\n

Williams was charged Monday, July 11 with second-degree fraudulent practice, a Class D felony, and a warrant was issued for his arrest.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Then, others reported on the same…<\/p>\n

(KTVO) Alleged stolen valor scam sparks investigation in Henry County<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

(KWQC TV Channel 6) Deputies: Oxford Junction man falsely claimed he was a veteran, got money from benefit event<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

As in other cases, the main charges brought against Williams will not be stolen valor.\u00a0 I guess they like to go with fraud instead.<\/p>\n

The story does not say which Armed Forces Williams identified with.\u00a0 That would have been nice to know who he choose to associate with.\u00a0 Maybe in an odd way a badge of honor.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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