{"id":35398,"date":"2013-05-02T10:25:47","date_gmt":"2013-05-02T14:25:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=35398"},"modified":"2013-05-02T10:25:47","modified_gmt":"2013-05-02T14:25:47","slug":"phony-creds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=35398","title":{"rendered":"Phony creds"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mary sent this to me the other day and COB6 reminded me about this morning. It has to do with Bob Neener who claims to be a Marine veteran and he sells certificates of military service from his website Citation Express<\/a>. There’s something that you should know before you buy any of this stuff – Neener was sentenced to three years in prison for doing this stuff in the past. he was convicted last year, so I don’t know why he’s out on the street now. The DoJ explains<\/a>;<\/p>\n

Robert E. Neener, 65, of Smithville, Tenn., was sentenced in federal court on July 13, 2012, to three years in prison for possessing and selling documents bearing counterfeit federal agency seals, and pretending to be a federal officer or employee, announced Jerry E. Martin, U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee. Chief U.S. District Court Judge Todd Campbell also ordered Neener to pay more than $43,000 in restitution to over 600 victims who had purchased documents from Neener through his Internet website, believing that the documents he sold were authentic and genuine.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe results of this case should send a strong message to those who are either engaged in similar fraudulent activity, or are thinking about it,\u201d said Jerry Martin, U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee. \u201cSuch persons should know that if evidence demonstrates that you have used the Internet to commit wire or mail fraud, you will be investigated, prosecuted and sentenced accordingly.\u201d<\/p>\n

Neener pleaded guilty in March 2012 and admitted that from January 2007 through December 2008 he operated a document vending business from his residence in Smithville, Tenn., which he advertised via the Internet. In these advertisements, Neener falsely represented that he could provide customers with \u201cauthentic\u201d military replacement documents which were \u201cexact reproductions\u201d of those originally issued and that he had contracts with military branches of the government. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The new website doesn’t go that far;<\/p>\n

It is not our intent to propagate fraud, our documents are unofficial artistic renderings and are intended for your personal use. These Certificates may not be entered into your SRB, if you use these documents for official purposes or present for official use any certificate that you did not earn, you are in violation of Federal Laws and therefore subject to prosecution under Title 18 US Code. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I was a little reticent about posting this at all because I get so much search traffic inquiring how people can falsify their military records, but any phonies lurking out there should know that none of these would fool a real veteran, so you can waste your money if you want, but none of us are going to believe it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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