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<\/a><\/center><\/p>\nABC27<\/a> reports that our buddy, Matthew Ott, a teenager who was victimized by valor thief Nate Fornwalt<\/a> last year, was in the halls of his legislature yesterday as the Pennsylvania Senate passed their new Stolen Valor Act out of that body;<\/p>\n Not many teenagers are concerned about what\u2019s happening at the Capitol, but 15-year-old Matthew Ott is. Matthew and his father have been fighting for Senate Bill 43 to become a law.<\/p>\n The stolen valor bill will toughen the penalties against those who pretend to be veterans or veterans who embellish their record for personal gain.<\/p>\n Unfortunately, it is something Matthew experienced first hand. He has been raising money for veterans for years and says one of them took advantage by embellishing his record to get a donation. Upset and disappointed, Matthew wanted to make a change in the law.<\/p>\n \u201cI more or less talked to my dad about it to see what we could do and then that is how Senate Bill 43 came along,\u201d said Matthew.<\/p>\n Senator Anthony Williams sponsored the bill and invited the family to be present for the vote Wednesday. The bill passed the senate unanimously.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n So, the bill is headed to the House for a vote, and young Matt will be there for that one, too.<\/p>\n Matt’s dad, John, called us this morning as told us that the Stolen Valor Act will impose a penalty of two years in jail and a $5000 fine on those convicted in Pennsylvania. Of course, it comes too late to whack Nate Fornwalt, or any of the others, but it hangs over the head of those who haven’t been caught yet.<\/p>\n