{"id":34565,"date":"2013-03-15T06:15:20","date_gmt":"2013-03-15T10:15:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=34565"},"modified":"2013-03-15T06:15:20","modified_gmt":"2013-03-15T10:15:20","slug":"phonies-headed-to-prison","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=34565","title":{"rendered":"Phonies headed to prison"},"content":{"rendered":"

Russell sends us a link to an update on Danny Crane, who we wrote<\/a> about last year. Crane tried to steal the story of the Marine who stood guard outside of the hospital room of a youngster who died from cancer last year. He also stole a free “Vacation for Veterans” to Hawaii from an organization meant for a real veteran, according to Tampa Bay Online<\/a>;<\/p>\n

But the Riverview man has a criminal record of fraud and identity theft dating back to 1999, the judge said.<\/p>\n

Covington then sentenced Crane to one year and a day in prison and three years probation.<\/p>\n

He also was ordered to pay back $7,042 to the VA, $2,093 to the veterans’ organization that gave him the trip to Hawaii and $200 in court costs.<\/p>\n

During his probation, Crane also must participate in drug abuse and mental health counseling programs.<\/p>\n

“The crime that bothers me the most here is taking money from Vacations for Veterans,” Covington said. “That’s a vacation somebody else didn’t get.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Meanwhile, in Iowa, Jeffrey Scott Kepler was sentenced to a year for his fakery, according to the DesMoine Register<\/a>;<\/p>\n

Kepler purported to be a decorated U.S. Army combat veteran to receive military health care benefits between 2007 and 2010, according to a news release from the Department of Justice.<\/p>\n

Kepler also tried to obtain VA disability benefits but was caught.<\/p>\n

In September he pleaded guilty to health care fraud.<\/p>\n

Kepler served in the U.S. Army for 27 days in 1986 before he was honorably discharged for failing to meet fitness standards.<\/p>\n

He did not serve long enough to receive benefits, was never in combat and received no promotions or awards.<\/p>\n

Kepler, however, claimed to be a former Airborne Ranger who qualified for Officer Candidate School and won numerous medals, including a Silver Star, two Bronze Stars and a Purple Heart.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I’m sure Bubba will be impressed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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