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<\/a><\/center><\/p>\nLate last year, we wrote a bit about John Hemphill<\/a> who Fox6 in Milwaukee busted for pretending to be a Marine. Fox6<\/a> reports that some folks in the area are getting involved so Hemphill might be the first person to be prosecuted under Wisconsin’s brand spanking new stolen valor law;<\/p>\n [M]ilitary records obtained by the FOX6 Investigators show he never served a day. We first exposed Hemphill’s bogus backstory last fall, and when State Assemblyman David Steffen saw the report, he didn’t mince words. <\/p>\n “Scumbag. Absolute scumbag,” he said.<\/p>\n The Green Bay Republican says what Hemphill is doing is an affront to veterans.<\/p>\n […]<\/p>\n Steffen wrote Wisconsin’s own stolen valor law in 2015, which makes it a Class A misdemeanor to falsely claim military service for any kind of personal gain.<\/p>\n […]<\/p>\n FOX6’s investigation landed Hemphill on the front pages of pro-military blogs and websites across the country. It also caught the attention of West Allis Police Detective Tom Kulinski, a retired Marine. Detective Kulinski recently took a stack of paperwork he’s compiled on Hemphill into the Milwaukee County District Attorney’s Office. He’s seeking five misdemeanor charges against Hemphill for lying about military service to get a discount on his cell phone bill, a bank account with USAA, membership in the Wisconsin American Legion, and more.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Federal prosecutors were unwilling to prosecute Federal laws, so the state legislature stepped up and it looks like Mr Hemphill will be the test case.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"