VA OIG Continues Its Fight Against Stolen Valor, Recovering $71k In One Case

Rock Island Ill(Courtesy AP) – William Jones said he wanted help with his post-traumatic stress disorder. In 2013, Jones, 86, told officials at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs that his disorder stemmed from his service in the Vietnam War, when the AC-130 Spectre gunship he claimed to be on was shot down, according to the U.S. District Attorney’s Office in Rock Island, Illinois. Jones — who had retired from a decades-long stint in the Reserve and National Guard the year prior — said he received a Purple Heart and…

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Robert “PegLeg” Jones, Fake Wounded Warrior, Arrested For Firing Weapon At “Alleged” Shoplifter

Robert Jones Mugshot LOUISVILLE, Kentucky – Several months ago we outed Robert “PegLeg” Jones for pretending to be a Ranger and Wounded Warrior and taking thousands of dollars from people who donated to him based on his lies. You can check that article and case here – Robert “PegLeg” Jones, Fake Ranger, Wounded Warrior. It seems Robert wanted to play Hero again this week, he was outside Kmart on Outer Loop, near New Cut Road, just before 8 p.m. Thursday when he pulled a gun and fired at a guy…

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Sean Yetman Phony Ranger Oxford Valley Mall

Pennsylvania –  A few days ago we were contacted by Ryan Berk, a Veteran from the 2/506th 101st Airborne about a fake Ranger he ran into in the Oxford Valley Mall in Pennsylvania. Once we watched the video it was obvious that the person in the video, later found out to be Sean Yetman, was no Ranger. Ryan asked Yetman a series of questions about his uniform and his service that any Soldier should have been able to answer. He then called out Yetman on his three CIB’s, Yetman claimed…

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