Steven Mickey Bunker, 47, of Aynor was sentenced Tuesday to serve 24 months in jail, three years of supervised release and to pay $108,489.36 in restitution for veterans benefits he received while claiming he was paralyzed and unable to care for himself, according to a news release.<\/p>\n
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Federal officials began investigating Bunker after a story in The Sun News was published in which Bunker said he was injured while serving in the military in Iraq. After the story was published, officials with the Department of Veterans Affairs were notified because the newspaper received so much negative feedback indicating that Bunker had made false statements concerning his injuries.<\/p>\n
At the time, Bunker was receiving veteran\u2019s disability because he claimed that he was paralyzed and unable to walk, drive, eat or otherwise take care of himself without assistance, according to the release. Bunker\u2019s disability included payment for others to take care of Bunker at his home.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
The VA also paid $40,000 for a car adapted to someone without use of their legs. He traded it in for a Hummer. But, of course, the investigation focused on the guns that were purchased for him by his parents (he was a felon). On top of all of that, he was a sex offender who didn’t register with local police. <\/p>\n
I guess the VA is too busy denying claims of real disabled vets to check on the phonies. But it was real veterans commenting on his bullshit article that busted him – you guys on your stolen valor patrols.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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