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Finally, we get an individual that steps up to the plate and checks off all the boxes. Forged DD-214, photos of him in combat zone, full USMC dress blue uniform, medals, Membership in Marine Corps League, high enlisted rank, rescuing comrade from a burning car, etc.<\/p>\n
Scamouflage: How a disgraced Maricopa Marine conned his way to the top<\/strong><\/a>
\nBy Elias Weiss -Jul 6, 2023<\/p>\nEntangled in a web of lies, a former Marine in Maricopa has found himself ensnared in the sticky grip of stolen valor accusations. Like a black widow spinning artificial silk, his own web has become his prison.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is f*cking r*tarded,\u201d Billy Zinnerman told InMaricopa this morning.<\/p>\n
For Zinnerman \u2014 who falsely purports to be a retired sergeant major of the U.S. Marine Corps decorated with the most portentous service medals \u2014 it\u2019s time to pay the piper.<\/p>\n
The Bronze Star dangling next to the brass buttons of his midnight-blue jacket? The American War Memorial Library says he never received one. Museum-quality Bronze Star replicas are plentiful on the online marketplace, where they can sell for just $10.<\/p>\n
Zinnerman has been crafting and advancing his spurious saga since at least 2010, when, ironically, he pontificated about moral upstanding on PBS\u2019 bygone Ethics NewsWeekly. In retrospect, it was a scintilla of credibility that metastasized into a whole new identity for Zinnerman.<\/p>\n
Suddenly, he was no longer a low-ranking pawn with a lengthy criminal record, booted from the service amid accusations of repeated misconduct. He was a war hero and Maricopa City Council hopeful, and he intended to keep it that way.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Then…<\/p>\n
Zinnerman said he was a gunnery sergeant in Iraq in the years leading up to 9\/11, leading a unit that identified targets for laser-guided missiles. Public records paint a different picture of Zinnerman at that time \u2014 one of a career criminal in Los Angeles.<\/span><\/p>\n
By 2002, Zinnerman had been charged with nearly two dozen felony counts of burglary and theft, among other things. He was convicted at least four times, public records show.<\/span><\/p>\n
The records also suggest that Zinnerman never left southern California between 1980 and his reputed retirement in 2002.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Then, finally…<\/p>\n
\u201cYou know what, I did have that one [other than honorable] discharge. I know what they\u2019re talking about in 1980,\u201d Zinnerman said. \u201cI do remember that now. I\u2019m just having a hard time with my memory.\u201d<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
So there you have it – he misremembered everything. Drugs impaired his memory. He’s a victim.<\/p>\n
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