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<\/a><\/center><\/p>\nChief Tango sends us a link to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram<\/a> which reports that Michael Douglas McDowell, who we talked about last year<\/a>, pleaded guilty and got 5 years probation for his cute little stunt;<\/p>\n Michael Douglas McDowell, who entered his plea Tuesday, also pleaded guilty to bigamy, for marrying a woman while still married to his estranged wife. The Fort Worth Star-Telegram<\/a> reports he was sentenced to five years’ probation in each case.<\/p>\n McDowell often wore medals and ribbons, and had a Purple Heart license plate.<\/p>\n Tarrant County prosecutor Joshua Ross says the 57-year-old McDowell “perfected the art of stolen valor.”<\/p>\n McDowell’s ruse came undone when he visited Fort Worth police Chief Jeff Halstead in 2012, offering him a tour of the White House or Pentagon. Halstead became suspicious and asked investigators to check his background.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Apparently, McDowell had been doing this for 15 years and getting away with it.<\/p>\n This is what we wrote last year about his elaborate ruse;<\/p>\n Dude had a drivers\u2019 license with no picture of him because he had convinced Texas motor vehicle folks that he was an intelligence officer and couldn\u2019t have his photo in the public record. He had Purple Heart license plates, walked around with three cell phones so \u201cWashington\u201d could stay in touch with him \u2013 and he\u2019d have imaginary classified conversations with other people in the room. He carried files marked \u201cTop Secret\u201d in a briefcase handcuffed to his wrist. He even had a vehicle with government plates with which he\u2019d pick up VIP folks from airports.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n![\"Michael](\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Michael-McDowells-phony-finery-206x300.jpeg\")
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