{"id":63679,"date":"2016-01-05T10:00:47","date_gmt":"2016-01-05T15:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=63679"},"modified":"2016-01-05T09:39:15","modified_gmt":"2016-01-05T14:39:15","slug":"maryland-state-senator-seeks-to-strengthen-stolen-valor-law","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=63679","title":{"rendered":"Maryland state Senator seeks to strengthen Stolen Valor laws"},"content":{"rendered":"

In Maryland, State Senator Bryan Simonaire, a member of the veteran caucus, plans to submit a new stolen valor act to the state Assembly this winter, according to ABC News<\/a>;<\/p>\n

“It specifically for when they’re obtaining property or money or other benefits,” Sen. Simonaire said. “As we saw in the federal case, you have to protect freedom of speech. So they can wear the uniform, but they can’t do it for their own personal gain.”<\/p>\n

If the Stolen Valor Act of 2016 is passed, impersonators could face imprisonment or fines up to $2,500. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n

As we’ve seen in the case of Jason Scaletta<\/a>, there are prosecutors like Ella Disharoon<\/a> who are willing to use current Maryland laws to prosecute stolen valor, but, anything to let the phonies know that Maryland won’t tolerate Stolen Valor is a good thing.<\/p>\n