{"id":67404,"date":"2016-08-12T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-08-12T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=67404"},"modified":"2022-01-23T23:30:25","modified_gmt":"2022-01-24T04:30:25","slug":"earl-f-skellen-phony-vietnam-vet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=67404","title":{"rendered":"Earl F. Skellen; phony Vietnam vet"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

Adam sends us a link from Holley, New York<\/a> where 69-year-old Earl F. Skellen has been passing himself off as a Vietnam veteran even becoming the Post Commander of VFW Post 202 recently;<\/p>\n

\u201cAs a member of the VFW, Skellen used his position of power to purchase a John Deere zero-turn lawn mower at a greatly reduced price of $500 when the value of the mower at the time of purchase was over $2,000,\u201d a statement released by the Sheriff\u2019s Office said.<\/p>\n

An investigation by Investigator Kenneth Strickland and members of the Orleans County Veterans Service Agency determined he had not served either in Vietnam or for any branch of the armed forces at any time.<\/p>\n

Orleans County Sheriff Randy Bower said his agency responded quickly to a concern voiced by a member of the VFW post.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Skellen is cooling his heels in jail on $1000 bond on charges of first-degree scheme to defraud, a Class E Felony, and fourth-degree grand larceny, a Class E Felony.<\/p>\n

I might drive up to get that deal on a tractor, though.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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