{"id":28994,"date":"2012-03-05T11:29:25","date_gmt":"2012-03-05T15:29:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=28994"},"modified":"2012-03-05T11:29:25","modified_gmt":"2012-03-05T15:29:25","slug":"going-full-tard-with-the-stolen-valorfraud-thing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=28994","title":{"rendered":"Going full ‘tard with the Stolen Valor\/fraud thing"},"content":{"rendered":"

Apparently, Dunard Morris thought pretty highly of himself and his ability to commit fraud in regards to his employers, Metropolitan Urological Specialists in St Louis, MO. After getting his job by telling his potential employers that he “won” the Navy Cross while he was in the Marine Corps, he then proceeded to fleece them for hundreds of thousands of dollars, including giving himself unauthorized raises and charging meals and entertainment expenses to the group, says AdVert<\/a>;<\/p>\n

Morris, 48, St. Charles, Missouri, was indicted by a federal grand jury late Wednesday on five felony counts of mail and wire fraud and one count of stolen valor.<\/p>\n

If convicted, mail and wire fraud carry a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and\/or fines up to $250,000. Violation of the Stolen Valor Act carries a maximum of one year and\/or fines up to $100,000. In determining the actual sentences, a judge is required to consider the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines, which provide recommended sentencing ranges. Additionally, upon a finding of guilt, Morris will be subject to a forfeiture allegation, which will require the forfeiture to the government all property derived from the illegal activity.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

This highlights the need for an online database of veterans that our buddy Doug Sterner was advocating in Congress last week<\/a>. The existence of that database might have prevented the doctors from hiring Morris in the first place and saved them hundreds of thousands of dollars in fraud and now legal fees to recover the ill-gotten booty. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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