Woman Charged with Posing as Sick Marine Vet to Plead Guilty Sarah Jane Cavanaugh faces more than 20 years in prison, but prosecutors have agreed to recommend a sentence on the low end...
Man Who Posed as Service Member in Dating Scheme Gets 14-Year Sentence Federal prosecutors say Rubbin Sarpong and his co-conspirators set up phony profiles on dating sites using fictitious...
Man Gets 2 Years for Using Twin's ID for Veterans Benefits According to a plea agreement, Bowen used the name, Social Security card and military discharge papers of his estranged twin...
Stolen Valor Is So Grubby - Stolen for What? To Impress Who? "I wanted him to feel that shiver up the spine we all feel, that I've felt, when our awkward lies are revealed."
Military Stolen Valor Cases on the Rise, Investigators Say The National Archives has taken a more aggressive role in pursuing "stolen valor" cases during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Fake SEAL Pleads Guilty to Stolen Valor, Stealing from VA Richard Meleski, 58, of Chalfont, Penn., was indicted last November for his scheme to defraud the VA.
Veteran Duped by Phony Marine Awarded $1.7 Million in Stolen Valor Case Montana's high court upheld a judgment against a man who solicited at least one investor by claiming to have been a Marine.
It’s Not Stolen Valor on Halloween It's the only time of year where civilians like me should be able to put on a flight suit and feel like "Top Gun."
Steve Martin's 'Stolen Valor' in 'Dirty Rotten Scoundrels' Steve plays a con man who passes himself off as a wounded warrior in this classic comedy.
Truck Driver Acquitted in Deaths of 7 Veterans in Head-On Collision with Motorcycles A jury has acquitted a commercial truck driver of causing the 2019 deaths of seven motorcyclists in a collision in northern...
These Troops Bought Guns on Base. Then They Used the Firearms to Take Their Own Lives. Most service member suicides are tied to a personal firearm, according to the Pentagon's latest annual suicide report. And...
The Navy's Offering Up to $115,000 to Join or Come Back The Navy is offering potential recruits a new, eye-watering figure in exchange for joining its ranks: $115,000 in possible...
Space Force Takes Over All Military Satellite Communications The Army has also transferred roughly $78 million of its budget to the Space Force for 2022 to help expand the service's...
President Signs Historic Toxic Exposure Bill Extending Benefits to Millions of Veterans In a ceremony at the White House on Wednesday, President Joe Biden said the bill fulfills a promise he made to veterans when...
