{"id":65039,"date":"2016-03-30T09:52:38","date_gmt":"2016-03-30T13:52:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=65039"},"modified":"2016-03-30T10:07:51","modified_gmt":"2016-03-30T14:07:51","slug":"bob-brooks-admits-to-falsifying-records","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=65039","title":{"rendered":"Bob Brooks admits to falsifying records"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Bob<\/a><\/center><\/p>\n

Last June, Bob Brooks was quoted in the Quad-City Times<\/a> as saying \u201cI did not falsify my DD214,\u201d [Robert Brooks] said Wednesday. \u201cI\u2019ve never had control of my 214. I\u2019m going on what I was told I was awarded.\u201d Well, that changed yesterday when Brooks testified to a Federal judge, also reported in the Quad-City Times<\/a>. Brooks told the story of how his false awards showed up on his DD214;<\/p>\n

According to the plea agreement, Mr. Brooks served from 1962 to 1966 in the U.S. Navy and from 1967 to 1970 in the Army, during which time he was deployed to Vietnam and served as a helicopter pilot.<\/p>\n

While serving in the Army Reserve from 1970 to 1974, “Brooks engaged in a conversation with others and as a result compiled a list of Awards and Decorations he thought he deserved, but had not validly been awarded,” according to the plea agreement.<\/p>\n

Mr. Brooks “knowingly provided this list to another” and it was “falsely” added to his military file, the agreement said.<\/p>\n

He returned to the Navy in 1974, after which Navy officials obtained a copy of Army records which stated the false additions to the list of honors Mr. Brooks had received, records said. <\/p>\n

“The Navy relied on this form as legitimate and believed Brooks was entitled to the incorrectly listed Awards & Decorations,” the plea agreement said.<\/p>\n

After Mr. Brooks’s discharge from the Navy in 1986, the false information was included with his DD-214, which provides information about a veteran’s military service and is used to verify such things as benefits and membership in veterans’ organizations.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Here’s what his FOIA used to include, in case you forgot;<\/p>\n

\"Bob<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Bob<\/a><\/center><\/p>\n

It was a Congressman’s office that blew the whistle on Brooks six years ago and it took this long to get the story straight. This should serve as a lesson to the phonies out there – stop being a liar right now, or at least come clean when you’re busted so you’re not forced to face a judge and admit to it.<\/p>\n

The crime carries a possible punishment of probation or up to one year in federal prison. Mr. Brooks was allowed to remain out of custody pending the Aug. 19 sentencing.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

It seems easier to me to just stop lying than to go through all of that – but, you know, to each their own.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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