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<\/center><\/p>\nThe Illawarra Mercury<\/a> reporter James Robertson picked up on our article about Norbert Basil MacLean III O’Connor-Keough<\/a> or whatever he’s calling himself these days. Keough, who currently works for Tasmanian senator Jacqui Lambie, thought that he could escape his past by moving to Australia, start wearing awards he didn’t earn (or the Navy wouldn’t let him keep after his court martial) and making up a pile of confusing names.<\/p>\n While Mr Robertson was researching his article, the newspaper started getting legal threats from Mr Keough which made the paper’s lawyers a little reticent about pulling the trigger;<\/p>\n A text message from a mobile number linked to Senator Lambie said: “Let’s see what you and your grubby little paper are made of. I have a bank of lawyers ready to sue Fairfax.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Yeah, I’ve been getting those kinds of threats, too. Keough has sent me cease and desist letters, he convinced Yahoo that the pictures I used were copyrighted somehow and he has threatened to sue me in Tasmanian courts. I told him that we could avoid all of this drama if only he’d send me proof that I’m wrong, and that it would only be a subject of the discovery process anyway. He hasn’t, however, provided any proof, only threats.<\/p>\n I don’t see me showing up in Tasmania for a court appearance, either, since there are jurisdictional issues.<\/p>\n Jonn Lilyea, a veteran and former editor at the US National Archives, runs a blog devoted to exposing “military imposters” and alleges Mr Keough has recently worn medals he did not earn at RSL commemorations.<\/p>\n “He is wearing the Kuwait Liberation Medal-Saudi Arabia, which he didn’t earn [and] the Kuwait Liberation Medal – Kuwait, which he didn’t earn,” Mr Lilyea told Fairfax Media.<\/p>\n A copy of Mr Keough’s service record, which Mr Lilyea says was released to him under freedom-of-information laws, lists medals for marksmanship and others but none for service in the Gulf.<\/p>\n Mr Keough denied the record’s accuracy, but did not respond when asked if he served in the war (1990-1991), leaving the claims in doubt.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n This isn’t Mr Keough’s first rodeo in the impersonation game either. Apparently he pretended to be a UN ambassador, “His Excellency Norbert B. Maclean III, United States Representative to the United Nations Association”. According to The Mercury, the United Nations Association bestowed the title of an honorary ambassador on anyone who donated $1000, but Keough didn’t bother to donate to them, says the association. <\/p>\n I’m sure the United Nations Association will now be sued for admitting that to the Record.<\/p>\n Keough is big crybaby who hides behind legal threats to be things that he’s not.<\/p>\n “I dispute these assertions as defamation and if falsehoods are reported I will take all necessary action to redress any reports that defame me,” Mr Keough said in an email.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Yeah, you’d better talk to your lawyers about it before you start making threats, Norbert.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"