INTRODUCTION

CLAIMING VIETNAM PRISONER OF WAR:

V V A - Claims by members of  Vietnam Veterans of America

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More Reported Claims:
Medal of Honor, Other than Vietnam POWs, Son Tay Raiders, DSC, DFC, Purple Heart, Silver Star, Bronze Star, Navy Cross, SEALS, Rangers, Pilots, Special Forces, Green Berets, Combat, Vietnam Helicopter Pilots, Flying Tigers, DOUBT EVERYTHING, Don't Encourage 

APOLOGIES AND CLARIFICATIONS

Heroes or Villains?

Individuals reported as of  10/2009
CLAIMING VIETNAM POW STATUS  or as noted
#  =  on list over 12 years

All claims highlighted in lavender are eligible for prosecution under the  STOLEN VALOR ACT signed into law Dec 20, 2006.

Note: These individuals are IN ADDITION TO those investigated and named in the book STOLEN VALOR.

Those with a "LINK" have records, news articles, pictures or tales posted.
All names are first checked here  http://www.dtic.mil/dpmo/.   When not found, an investigation is opened.

Comments in GREEN are from information contained in military records (or lack of military records) obtained through FOIA when requested THROUGH the National Personnel Records Center in St. Louis.

THOSE CLAIMING MEDAL OF HONOR
NOTE: In 1996 HLI Lordship Industries (at the time, the OFFICIAL USG contractor for the Medal of Honor) admitted selling THREE HUNDRED unauthorized medals for $75.00 each from 1991-1994. They were fined $80,000. NOT ALL of those medals have been recovered. Offenders in possession of an unauthorized medal can be arrested, fined (up to $10,000) and jailed (up to a year). It is the only military medal that CANNOT be bought, sold, bartered, traded, collected, auctioned, exchanged.... EVERY Medal of Honor is awarded by act of Congress. Less than 150 REAL Medal of Honor recipients are alive today.

The names listed in the next pages have made VARIOUS or multiple claims that cannot be substantiated or have been proven FALSE. 

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Name Date Reported Hometown Claims Findings
LaFiet, Beau Jon . . CLAIMS OF VIETNAM HELICOPTER PILOT
POW, helicopter pilot, CIA, millionaire
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LAFLAMME, RUSS

AKA LAFLAMME, RUSSELL FRANK
05/2009 ROCKWALL, TX

http://www.roysecityheraldbanner.com:80/homepage/local_story_149183613.html?keyword=leadpicturestory

...." Michael Brown and Russ Laflamme, each of Rockwall, each served in Navy SEALS in Viet Nam, Brown nine years, and Laflamme 13.

Brown had three tours in Viet Nam, earning three Purple Hearts, a Bronze Star, Silver Star, and Navy Cross. Being an over the road truck driver, he’s not always able to attend the annual ceremony.

Laflamme recalled that the recruiter “whitewashed” the SEAL training, after learning Laflamme was a lifeguard. Laflamme, after Navy duty, joined the Air Force, and retired from that after 10 years.
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POW group calls claims of elite Navy service untrue

Comments made in Herald-Banner interview scrutinized by former military servicemen

Leslie Gibson
Rockwall County Herald-Banner

A veterans group contacting the Herald-Banner says that not everyone at a ceremony on Memorial Day at Rest Haven Funeral Home in Rockwall was who they claimed to be.

Michael Brown and Russ Leflamme said they were veterans of the Navy SEALS. Brown added that he had received the Navy Cross, two Purple Hearts and other awards. Leflamme said he also was in the Air Force for 10 years.

According to an organization which monitors claims of service and claims of honor, military documents available through the Freedom of Information Act do not support the two men’s claims of being SEALS, nor of Brown’s claims to medals.

The P.O.W. Network, which has researched false claims since 1989, submitted requests for public information on the two men and received documents back which do not support the claims of being a SEAL.

Mary Schantag of the P.O.W. Network sent the Herald-Banner copies of the documents she received from The National Archive Center in St. Louis, upon filing the FOI requests..

Brown, from Wisconsin, served in the United States Navy from Dec. 22, 1964 to Jan. 31, 1967, according to the information. No decorations nor awards were listed.

If he were a Navy Cross recipient and a SEAL, as he claimed, he would be in an elite group in both cases.

Only 120 awards of Navy Cross were awarded to those in the U.S. Navy in the Vietnam War, according to the official U.S. Navy Web site. That Web site links one to the Naval Historical Center.

One of the people who assists Shantag with research, Steve Robinson, said that total SEAL and SEAL-related participation in the Vietnam War was about 250.

He is a former SEAL, and provided some history and background via e-mail. He was in the U.S. Navy from 1970 to 1978, and was in SEAL Team One.

SEAL teams were created in January 1962, he said, drawing their initial members from the existing Underwater Demolition Teams (UDT, or frogmen).

The first UDT/SEAL involvement started in Vietnam War in 1965. The last UDT/SEAL personnel returned to the continental U.S. at the end of 1972.

“From 1962 until the last SEALS and Frogs came home at the end of 1972, there was a total of 250 Navy SEALS and only about 500 to 700 UDT Frogmen involved in the war. That’s for the entirety of the Vietnam War,” he said.

Brown, when asked what brought him to the Memorial Day ceremony said he did three tours in Vietnam, and received three Purple Hearts, a Bronze Star, Silver Star, and Navy Cross. He said he enlisted from his home state of Wisconsin.

When the P.O.W. Network cast aspersions on the service and medal claims, the Herald-Banner called him on June 1 and asked him about the claims.

He said he had no idea why someone would dispute his claims. He could not get to his records at the time; he is a truck driver and was on the road, he said. At the Memorial Day service, he referred to his wife, but later said she could not get to his records. He said the dispute was no problem. Once the paperwork came back listing no awards, he did not return the phone call.

LeFlamme however, did return the phone call placed when the paperwork came back showing he was in the Air Force, but nothing showed U.S. Navy nor SEAL service.

He had said on Memorial Day that he served 13 years as a Navy SEAL, before joining the Air Force, from which he retired.

Records from St. Louis requested and received by Shantag show that he was active duty Air Force from July 27, 1972 to June 30, 1993. The record shows he retired as a staff sergeant.

When called about this, LaFlamme said he had undergone a name change in a “long, drawn-out story that I’m not allowed to talk about.”

The name changed occurred in 1987, he said, and added that it included a social security number change. Both men said they lived in Rockwall, and met at the Waffle House and became friends.

Neither is active in the local American Legion Post #117, according to post commander Bob Laing.

The SEAL Database contains 66 men with the last name BROWN. Only ONE (1) has the first name MICHAEL and that one man graduated from training in May 1988 – obviously not a Vietnam era veteran. Only ONE (1) has the middle name MICHAEL and that man graduated from training in February 2000 – also obviously not a Vietnam era veteran. ....

The SEAL Database does NOT contain any listings for anyone with the last name LAFLAMME or anything even remotely similar in spelling or pronunciation. In fact there are only two entries in the entirety of the Database for last names beginning with the alphabetic characters LAF..... sr
 

 

ACTUAL RECORDS

Lakin, Roland, Brian 04/2000
02/2005
Suncock, NH FROM MIKE ANDERSONS WEBSITE before his death: 

Roland Brian Lakin portrays himself as a big Gulf War Hero up in Milford, New Hampshire. He tells one and all of his Courage and Valor under fire in Kuwait while assigned to a "High Mobility" Unit. He claims he was in Kuwait for 18 months.

We were first notified about Roland Brian Lakin at the end of April 2000. However, it took several months to coordinate the separate and independent testimony necessary to start our Investigation. To date, we have three people who were willing to sign statements testifying that they personally heard Roland Brian Lakin make his claims of Military Derring-do. One of these people is a Gulf Veteran of the 1st ID, 5/16th Infantry). Roland Brian Lakin is driving this real Gulf Veteran nuts will all his lies and fabrications. The Gulf War Veteran turned to us for help.

Among Roland Brian Lakin's tales of Bravery and Heroism, he was supposed to have been "Shot our of the Sky" by friendly fire, during a night Parachute jump with the 101st. Airborne Division. He says he was "Dragged" over a dune by his chute and not found until the following day. He claims his back was broken and had to be "Fused" as a result of these injuries. He claims that he was a "Mechanic" and was "pulled" for these missions. Further, Lakin claims he was in "Combat" for a year. The Gulf War only lasted 140 days. That's an amazing feat!!

".... Roland Brian Lakin is a pathological liar.... Since this article in April of 2000, he has told many lies, one of them was that he had a brain tumor the size of a lemon and was going through chemotherapy. Every job he has ever had he has purposely gotten hurt so he can go on disability. He has milked the New Hampshire workmen’s compensation for God only knows how much. The closest Roland has ever come to the army was signing up for the National Guard and his MOS was working on generators. He served his minimum time and got out."
LAKIS, GARY 

QUESTION EVERYTHING !!!

CLAIMS: 
Ranger: Class 2-88
NSA Operations and Intelligence Training Branch 
Advanced Sniper Course : January 8, 1993
CDQC; Key West, FL: February 18, 1993
SOTIC: 1988
MFF coin engraved with the number 0078.

From:    "G. Lakis" <lakis@marinescoutsniper.com>
To:      "P.O.W. Network - Chuck and Mary Schantag" <info@pownetwork.org>
Subject: Saw you on TV
Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2001 21:46:39 -0800

Mary,

They had you and Chuck on the local Fox affiliate just now showing the Ortiz Bust.  Outstanding job.

I'll be talking to NPR in the morning about this epidemic we're going through.  I hope I get the point across as good as you guys did.  Keep up the good work.

Semper Fi.
Gary

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From:     "Gary Lakis" <glakis@nextbestthing.com>
Subject: Wannabe Starter Kit
Date: Mon, 8 Jan 2001 10:45:20 -0800

This must be one of the places they get all that crap on their walls. http://www.combatawards.com/

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My background is mainly Marine however I did spend some time the in the Army/Guard.  My Recon time was limited but I was with Snipers for awhile.  I usually forward Recon requests to friends in the Force ReconAssociation or friends that are still in the community.

Semper Fi.
Gary Lakis

 EXPOSED
 
http://abcnews.go.com/sections/WNT/
Investigation/phony_sergeant_040707-1.html

 

"Gary got so used to telling his story, HE ACTUALLY STARTED BELIEVING IT!

He knows what he did, he knows it was wrong, he knows that he violated the trust of many and desecrated the honor of brave men who actually lived the life he claimed to. He knows what we think of phonies and he knows that we now think of him that way and that is the worst punishment possible for him........to know that we simply view him as unworthy of our friendship and that our disgust for his actions is permanent.

No amount of money he makes in the future will ever enable him to forget this. Trust me on this fellas, he's paying the price for his actions and will do so for the rest of his life. S/F"

 

11/29/2007:
Video Fake Medals, Phony Hero” or click on the link below to see this additional report in which Stolen Valor was a contributing factor to a 66-million dollar military contract.

http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=1913679

 

 

Lance, James Richard 02/2007

03/2009

Kansas City MO Claims Special Forces, Reserves, "Special Ops Team that deals with terrorist problems of 'that nature'." Claims CAPT with Army Commendation that reads 

quote
... Dec 14, 2003, in the country of Iraq Capt James R Lance led a team of Delta Force Commandos in the successful capture of Saddam Hussein and the destruction of several terrorist camps....
end quote

quote
Employed by "U.S. Army 06/19/1968 to present, Special Forces, still in reserves..."
endquote

AND

"undercover store security" for DOLLAR GENERAL.

http://www.exploretalent.com/model_page.php?talentnum=1431540  picture and all  (or click here)

He has over 15 felony count convictions for assault, robbery and forgery.

Highlighted on KCTV-5 News (Kansas City)  August 2005.

Landrum, Bee  . Stockton, CA Cherokee Indian. Claims 17 yrs Marine Recon, Presidential Guard, Field Surgeon, reserves. Claims Gulf, and Bosnia.  Claims $300 disability (NOT). 3 divorces, 4 children. Dob 1964. Has USMC tattoo! Resorts to temper tantrums when confronted about service lies. Actual - Army (less than 2 yrs) and Coast Guard.
Landrum, Perry     Claims shot in the back in Somalia.  
Lane, Forest E. 07/2004 St. Louis area
Claims: Navy SEAL-second man out of the water at Bay of Pigs; with SEAL Team 2, Combat Medical Badge, Purple Heart. Has said that he was in the Navy before the Army.  
Claim: Served 2 tours in Vietnam. He also states that when he was in Vietnam he came in contact with former V/P Albert Gore. He also states that he was awarded the Purple Heart & Combat Medical badge.

Currently an Assistant Department Service Officer with the VFW State Dept. of Missouri at the John Cochran VA Medical Center in St. Louis, MO. Claims that he is "the head honcho for veterans in Missouri", that he has 12 attorneys working for HIM, and that the Missouri State Police have pulled him over to ask about benefits. He also has said he has a ".44 Automag" under the seat in his "Jeep." HE OWNS A GEO TRACKER!
NO PH, NO Medics Badge, NO Trident.
Stationed at Great Lakes IL then at the US Navy Hosp. in Phila. PA from 1963 to 1964 following that, he served on the USS Forrestal CVA-59 from 1964 to 1965. He was never attached to any SEAL Team while he was on active duty with the US Navy, nor did he attend or complete BUDS training. 
Lane did serve in Vietnam, but not the 2 tours as he claims. He served in Vietnam from 1/17/73 thru 2/12/73 as a Disp. Specialist with the 129th Med Det. Disp. FEPA RVN, then was transferred to Germany.
He was then posted to Ft Benning, GA, and back to Germany. He was never sent back to RVN.  

ACTUAL RECORDS

LANE, STEVEN 06/2008 Engadine MI CLAIMS  Marine Captain during Vietnam had been wounded in the Knee and a rifle butt to face. Also claims special forces (so there are no records of him in military files, Halo jump school). After 9/11  wore a uniform in a local restaurant  - with gold oak leaves on as a major. After 9/11 claimed to have gotten back on the teams several times called to Camp Grayling, Michigan to go to Iraq or Afghanistan would leave than come back say the trip was canceled.  Finally said he was promoted to a Lt Col.   Service doubtful. Records requested again.
NO RECORDS FOUND x 2.
Larez, Sgt. Thomas . .

CLAIMING AFGHAN WAR STATUS

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Latta, Mark Scott 04/2006 UT Obit claimed "Ranger / Special Forces (Green Beret)" in Germany. NO Ranger nor SF training noted in his records. Served Aug 1971 until August 1974.
Launey, Archie . . Claims Korean War POW.
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From: "Gerald Thibodeaux" <geraldtx@ih2000.net>
Subject: Wannabe - Archie Launey
Date: Mon, 27 May 2002 22:21:01 -0500

Just left your site...
The small slap on the wrist for imposing as a possible Korean POW is nothing ... Here's my page on Launey .. all verifiable ... you may use all or part of the info .. and the picture ... He also involved Sidney LaFleur (now deceased) in his scheme .. also  .. Moby LeDeaux ... his military .. USA prior to Vietnam .. Missile Battalion .... yep, we had a "flock" of them in our VVA Chapter .. they're all exposed now and have left the "coop" :-) ..
Gerald
Here's my page on Launey  http://www.ih2000.net/vva348/launey.html   
Lawdermild, Keavin Lee
aka Wise, Kevin
aka WISE, KEAVIN
aka LAWDERMILK, KEAVIN (KEVIN)
11/2007 Ohio
CAUGHT ON VIDEO, this guy was giving group coins to two young actors as well as "letters" signed by GEN Petraus. He made statements prior to the  "coin" ceremony that he "just got in from Baghdad y-day and he will be going back next week. 

http://www.buddytv.com/articles/supernatural/supernatural-stars-presented-w-13869.aspx

http://forum.signonsandiego.com/showthread.php?t=80596

ACTUAL RECORDS

Lawrence, Chuck "Sarge" 
aka 
Lewis, Charles Allen
. . SEE  Lewis, Charles Allen  below in alpha list
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Lawson, William J. 08/2005 LA EXPOSED - Army Times August 8, 2005 2-star charade
ArmyTimes.com - Springfield,VA,USA
...
Since Lawson is a civilian and therefore not subject to the Uniform Code of Military Justice, he ... "I still say the worst penalty for these imposters is being ...
Lear, John Kenneth . McQueeney, TX Claims Medal of Honor, POW, helicopter pilot .
Leazer,  Gene
Gene Autry Leazer, 64, of Franklin, died Tuesday, April 9, 2002, at VA Medical Center in Iowa City. 
Born Sept. 29, 1937 in Birmingham, he was the son of Thurman Keith and Ada Flossie Wilson Leazer. He married Eva Pearl Warington on Aug. 18, 1975, in Dothan, Ala.
Mr. Leazer was a U.S. Air Force veteran, serving from 1956 to 1974, with the rank of captain. He received the Medal of Honor and was a Vietnam POW-MIA. 
He was a member of Salem Congregational Church, the American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars and AmVets.   Survivors include [clipped]     Burial will be in Oakland Cemetery in Fort Madison, with military rites.   A memorial has been established. [thehawkeye.com, Burlington IA]

Records indicate Leazer was discharged as an Airman 1st Class. Actual awards were Air Force Longevity Award w/3OLC; Air Force Good Conduct w/2OLC; Air Force Outstanding Unit w/1OLC. NOTHING FURTHER. He was a Fire Protection Specialist for A1C's.

LeBlanc, John Charles

We at Lindsay's Windsor Funeral Home, placed this obituary on line, as the family presents the information to us. We regret the information was incorrect, and the obituary has been changed to what we feel is the correct information...

http://obits.autonet.ca/Obituaries/ObitShow.cfm?Obituary_ID=39243

TRUE recipient of this prestigious award:  http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/moh1.htm.
Investigations show that the only Canadian to receive the Medal of Honor for Vietnam was Mr. Peter Lemon on Ontario.
John Charles LeBlanc
August 21, 1948 - July 13, 2005
    
Funeral arrangements by  Lindsay's Windsor Funeral Home

* LeBLANC……John Charles, age 56, of Halifax/Windsor, passed away on Wednesday, July 13, 2005, at the Q.E. II, New Halifax Infirmary. Born on August 21, 1948, in Pictou, Nova Scotia, and known as Charlie, he was the eldest son of the late Alfred and Jessie (MacIsaac) LeBlanc. John as he was known in Windsor, worked at the Fort Edward Mall, in maintenance and security until retiring. He was a former member of REACT and the Windsor Citizens Patrol. He was a 7th, Degree Black Belt in Kenpo Karate, which he also taught. He was a Canadian Vietnam Vet. (1963-70); a Green Beret (1964), he received the Congressional Medal of Honor, 2 Purple Hearts, Silver Star, Bronze Star, Vietnam Medal & Conduct Medal. He was a military courier to the White House and worked security at the White House, when the American Government had a Base in Newfoundland. He had also fought at Hamburger Hill. ...

LEBO, JOHN WAYNE

SUNHERALD.COM
Posted on Wed, Mar. 26, 2008

Purple Heart faked, VA says

By MEGHA SATYANARAYANA
megha@sunherald.com

-- A disabled Biloxi Air Force veteran was one of two men arrested Tuesday on charges of lying about receiving military medals, including the Purple Heart.

The Department of Veterans Affairs filed criminal complaints against Christopher Billeaud, 52, of Biloxi and John Wayne Lebo, 57, of Tylertown. Both men were released on unsecured bonds of $25,000 and $5,000, respectively.

Both face a year in prison and $100,000 fines for each violation.

Billeaud is a veteran of Operation Desert Storm and the Gulf Coast chapter president of the National Defense Transportation Association. He is accused of altering his discharge papers to indicate he received a Purple Heart and Bronze Star and using the papers to get a Purple Heart license plate, which is free of charge for life and does not expire. He is also accused of falsifying his rank, claiming to be a retired chief master sergeant rather than a master sergeant.

Billeaud has been advised not to speak about the case, but his wife, Kathleen, said the charges aren't true, and the whole thing is a big misunderstanding. She said he dived into a foxhole during an attack and sandbags fell on him, breaking his neck. He is 100 percent disabled, according to the VA, and is unable to work. She said the Air Force did not grant her husband the Purple Heart. The VA gave it to him.

"This has been a nightmare," she said. "We have the paperwork to prove the VA awarded him the Purple Heart. The VA notified him, not the other way around."

Lebo was arrested for allegedly altering documents to indicate he received the "Silver Star, Purple Heart for wounds received for action, Airborne Medal and Sharpshooter," during his service in the Army. He used the documents to obtain license plates for eight different cars. Lebo was discharged as a Private E-1 in 1969.

Billeaud's attorney, John Weber, assistant federal public defender, said charges of falsifying military awards are not common. The burden is now on the federal government to prove its case.

The affidavit for Billeaud's case said he told Air Force investigators he did not have a Purple Heart or Bronze Star. He also told investigators he did not know how the Harrison County Tax Collector's Office got copies of his discharge papers, because he never sent them in prior to getting the Purple Heart license plate.

Kathleen Billeaud said the VA sent the papers on his behalf, indicating he was honored with the awards. She said the family has been getting help from U.S. Rep. Gene Taylor to clear an Air Force mix-up that denied him the award for "seeking shelter." She said upon returning home, her husband didn't push for the Purple Heart, she did, because she knows her husband served the country proudly.

"I was on the phone the night of the attack. I heard the SCUD attack, I heard the air raid sirens... and I heard the phone go dead," she said.

© 2008 Sun Herald. All Rights Reserved.
http://www.sunherald.com

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SUNHERALD.COM

Posted on Wed, Mar. 26, 2008

2 men arrested for falsely claiming to have Purple Heart medals

The Associated Press

JACKSON, Miss. -- Two men have been arrested for falsely claiming to have been awarded Purple Heart medals for injuries in combat, U.S. Attorney Dunn Lampton said.

Lampton said in a news release that Christopher Billeaud, 52, of Biloxi and John Wayne Lebo, 57, of Tylertown were both arrested Monday.

The two are charged with using falsified records to obtain Purple Heart license plates for their vehicles. Purple Heart tags are provided free of charge to military veterans who earned the medal.

Billeaud was released on a $25,000 bond after appearing Tuesday before U.S. Magistrate Judge John Roper in Gulfport, Lampton said. Lebo posted a $5,000 bond after a hearing before U.S. Magistrate Judge Michael T. Parker in Hattiesburg.

Lebo's attorney, John Weber III, was unavailable for comment.

Kathleen Billeaud, the wife of Christopher Billeaud, who served in the Air Force during the first Iraq war, said the government is mistaken.

"My husband did not falsify anything. Sandbags collapsed on his neck during a scud (missile) attack, and his neck was broken," she said. "I have the documentation right in front of me to prove it."

U.S. Air Force investigators went to the Billeaud home in April 2007 over allegations that he was claiming to be a chief master sergeant when he retired as a master sergeant, according to court papers.

One of the officers noticed that a vehicle parked at Billeaud's home had a Purple Heart license plate.

Court records say that Billeaud told the investigators he had not received a Purple Heart.

Kathleen Billeaud said her husband has been recognized by the Department of Veterans Affairs and the head of Keesler Air Force Base hospital as receiving a Purple Heart but not by the U.S. Air Force.

She said the Air Fore recognizes his disability but said there was some discrepancy on how he was injured.

"He's partially disabled," she said. "How can he have these injuries and they are not service related?"

Billeaud denied providing the Harrison County tax collectors office his discharge letters and does not know how they received them, records show.

Lebo served with the U.S. Army from 1967-69 as a firearm instructor. According to court papers, along with fraudulently claiming a Purple Heart, Lebo altered his discharge papers to show he had received a Silver Star, Airborne Medal and Sharpshooter.

He first obtained a Purple Heart License plate in 1999. Lebo's alleged phony discharge papers were discovered after an investigator compared his original forms with the ones he used in Walthall County in order to obtain the Purple Heart license plate.

"It's not just about earning the tag, but when you have a Purple Heart, you get priority treatment at V.A. medical centers," Assistant U.S. Attorney Ruth Morgan said.

"When this happens, you cheat true veterans that need treatment for their wounds suffered in combat."

Falsely claiming war medals is a misdemeanor punishable by up to one year in jail and a fine of up to $100,000.
Information from: The Clarion-Ledger, http://www.clarionledger.com

LeDeaux, Alfred, "Moby" 

CLAIMING COMBAT STATUS

Date: Wed, 11 Sep 2002 09:21:40 -0500
To: Moby <mobyledeaux@sprynet.com>
Subject: Re: Wrong information

At 08/26/2002 06:41 AM -0500, you wrote:
I have never been in Vietnam  and I do not know where you have gotten that information that you have posted.   Who ever sent that in is  very wrong.  Please take me out of your list.  I was in the army 1957-1960.      Your informer is only a trouble maker.     Thanks


VVA Membership Roster:
Alfred. W. LeDeaux
Highest Rank: SGT
Branches and Dates of Active Military Service:
Army  11/57-8/64
Unit Designation: 101st Airborne
Divisional Category: 4th Army Div.
Military Medals:
Bronze Star Medal
Combat Infantryman's Badge
Good Conduct Medal
Purple Heart
Vietnam Service Medal
Chapter Affiliation: 0348
Occupation: Construction/Contracting
Job Title: Mech. Papermill

Also have reports he has claimed POW (08/2002). Has had run-in's with VVA, American Legion and multiple VFW's.

LEDFORD, KRIS 11/2008 OK
Published November 13, 2008 12:37 pm -
http://www.tahlequahdailypress.com/local/local_story_318123718.html

Former cop accused in gun, 'valor' crimes

By BOB GIBBINS
Staff Writer

TAHLEQUAH DAILY PRESS — 

MUSKOGEE – A former Muskogee police officer facing theft and stolen property charges in Cherokee, Muskogee and Wagoner counties was charged Wednesday in federal court with possession of a stolen firearm and a misdemeanor count of “stolen valor.”...

Tulsa World Associate Images:
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GUILTY
     Kris Ledford: "Everyone I talked to in the police department said he was an excellent police officer," his lawyer says.

Lee, Bill . FL, formerly Class of 65, Decatur GA. Claims 24 yr US Army, Claims Medal of Honor, 2 PH, 3 BS, multi-millionaire developer. NOT to be confused with USMC MOH Howard V. Lee
Lee,  John Karl 07/2005 El Paso
July 21, 2005
 
El Paso man who claimed to have Gulf War POW sent to prison
 
EL PASO, Texas An El Paso man who claimed he was a prisoner of war during the first Gulf War has been sentenced today to two years in  federal prison.

John Karl Lee is a former postal worker.
 
Lee was convicted in April of mail fraud and making false statement  to obtain federal employee's compensation.
 
Prosecutors say Lee, who was stationed in Saudi Arabia in 1991, wandered into Iraq with two other soldiers and they were held for three days.
 
Lee later received disability payments based on a claim that he  couldn't work because he suffered post-traumatic stress disorder  after being mistreated as a POW for three weeks.
 
Investigators say Lee continued to serve as a military reservist and later started his own business.

WorldNow and KLTV.
105 West Ferguson
Tyler, TX 75702
903-510-7847
Lee, Len Roy
aka "LtCol L Rayford"
aka "Hannible" Lee
"General" Lee"
06/2007 Palm Desert, CA Claims to be deceased Tuskegee Airman, Lee Rayford. Claims he is "Lt Col L. Rayford" 99th, 332nd. Claims he was in Vietnam with Gen Davis. Sometimes claims rank of "General."

Lee is a member (an usher) of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Palm Desert.  Introduced to the congregation as a Tuskegee Airman.

 

 

CONFRONTED. CONTINUES TO LIE.

ACTUAL Tuskegee History: 
Maj. Lee Rayford 
-- Born 01 April 1918 -  Died April 1967

Maj. Rayford earned his reputation as one of the most decorated black pilots of the 332nd. He began his combat experience with the 99th before coming back to the United States to be a part of the 332nd. He would become the Operation Officer for the 301st and when the group went into combat, he became commander of the 301st. While flying over ninety missions, he was rewarded with several awards including the Distinguished Flying Cross, the American Defense Medal, the Victory Medal, and the Purple Heart.
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ACTUAL RECORDS  Vietnam service not  confirmed.
WWII Enlistment records indicate Private Lee  enlisted 9 June 1944 at Fort MacArthur San Pedro. He was a married, actor at the time of enlistment.

LEE, RT 03/2009 CA Airmen TALES OF THE Tuskegee .
LEE, T.  RAFAEL 07/2008 PA Tuskegee airmen unhappy over false claims by New Castle man, 82 .
Lehr, Glenn Carlton latest claim 13 June 2002   Manchester, MI  Claims Air Force pilot/jet pilot/fighter pilot. Served 55-64 as a NAVIGATOR. Dabbles in orchids and uses pilot claims in orchid articles. Retired dentist. Claims  - (Manchester Michigan Enterprise) jet fighter pilot or Air Force Pilot. 

QUESTION EVERYTHING !!!

Records indicate GLENN Lehr was  a NAVIGATOR. 

LEIFER, MYLES 06/2003
10/2008
TN Thursday, June 12, 2003 -- Leifer, Myles  - Elected County Commissioner in Fayette County, Tennessee, part-time police officer in Oakland, Tennessee, and full time real estate salesman who wears a SEAL tattoo, and uses videotaped political speeches that tell folks he can be trusted as County Commissioner because he was a Navy SEAL. Reporter told us that he could get photos and more... 

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Myles Leifer-candidate for mayor, Oakland Tennessee, claims to have been a U.S. Navy SEAL. This yeahoo even has gone as far as having a SEAL tattoo put on his left shoulder-shown to at least 10 people a day.

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SEAL tattoo imprints, impedes Oakland mayoral hopeful Myles Leifer

Myles Leifer isn't the first person to regret getting a tattoo. But now his youthful decision could cost him the opportunity to be Oakland's next mayor.

Leifer, 44, has the words NAVY SEAL tattooed on his upper left arm. The problem? Leifer never served in the SEALs, the celebrated special operations forces of the U.S. Navy that are employed in direct action and special reconnaissance operations.

But Leifer did serve in the Navy for 14 years in aviation ordnance.

Leifer said his decision to get the tattoo was a mistake he made as a 19-year-old when he dreamed of becoming a member of the SEALs.

"I have never showed it in this campaign," he said. "The only time it's ever seen is when I am cutting my lawn."

But Oakland Mayor Bill Mullins said Leifer's tattoo is no past mistake. It's a character flaw.

"He is a phony, and he is living a lie," Mullins said. "He was telling everyone he was a SEAL until he got caught in a lie. I remember him telling me he was a SEAL when he was on the volunteer police department."

Leifer denies making such claims.

Leifer's tattoo problem was officially inked in Wednesday's Oakland News with an advertisement that asked, "Why does Myles Leifer have a Navy Seal tattoo?" Under the question was a letter from former SEAL Steve Robinson of Forsythe, Mo., who said he did a search and found no one named Myles Leifer was ever a SEAL. Robinson's book, "No Guts, No Glory," reveals SEAL imposters across the nation.

Both Mullins and Scott Ferguson, who is also running for mayor, said they didn't place the ad.

An advertising official with the Oakland News declined to reveal who placed the ad, leaving Leifer steamed at whoever did.

"It is a very underhanded tactic to place an ad in a weekly paper of this nature with no time for the other person to respond if they chose to do so because the next paper doesn't come out until the election is already over," Leifer said.

According to Robinson, Oakland resident Roy Neuhauser e-mailed him, requesting that he do a search on Leifer. Neuhauser confirmed this and said he made copies of Robinson's reply and distributed it throughout town, but said he didn't place the Oakland News ad.

Neuhauser added he has no link to either the Mullins or Ferguson campaigns but felt someone needed to expose Leifer. Neuhauser said Leifer has told countless people he's a SEAL.

"The first time I ever met the guy he wanted to make sure I voted for him for county commissioner and he made it clear he was a Navy SEAL," Neuhauser said. "I doubted this claim."

-- David Healy: 529-5880

 

Date: Sun, 19 Oct 2008 17:20:15 -0500

Dear POW Network,

Please pass this information along in response to the inquiry regarding Mr. MYLES LEIFER.

To Whom It May Concern:

I greatly appreciate your interest in upholding the honor of the US Navy SEAL Teams, and your search for the TRUTH. Before answering your questions I must make clear that I am a private individual, not affiliated with the US Dept. of Defense or any other government organization. My efforts to expose SEAL imposters are performed free of charge, as a service to the public, and in honor of my SEAL Teammates who gave their lives in service to our nation… men who truly earned the right to the title “US NAVY SEAL” but who are no longer able to stand forward in defense of their honor, their reputations, and their TEAMs.

If the name you provided is spelled correctly, I do NOT find a listing in the SEAL Database (end of WWII to the Present Day) for anyone named MYLES LEIFER. I have also examined possible alternate spellings, and names with similar pronunciations without finding any that might be applicable. In point of fact there is no one listed in the SEAL Database with the last name “LEIFER” and only three (3) names that begin with the three alphabetic letters “LEI…”.

Unless he has undertaken the unlikely action of a legal name change (an action for which there would be court documentation) since his claimed attendance at BUD/S training, and based upon the information you have provided, I can state conclusively that MYLES LEIFER has NEVER COMPLETED SEAL training, and he is not now, nor was he ever a Navy SEAL or a Navy UDT “Frogman”. If your report of his claims is accurate, and “LEIFER” is the only name he has ever legally used, then Mr. LEIFER may be in violation of the STOLEN VALOR ACT of 2005.

When members of the Naval Special Warfare community meet others who claim similar service, but whom they do not recognize, there is a conversational exchange of information that establishes the bona fides of each to the other. There is no set formula for this exchange, nor for the information that is exchanged, but it ALWAYS takes place, and the REAL Naval Special Warfare members can ALWAYS spot a phony as a result of this exchange. If you have an opportunity to speak with the man at some point in the future, I might suggest that you to ask Mr. LEIFER these questions:

(1) Since there is no listing in the SEAL Database for the name you are currently using, WHAT NAME DID YOU USE during SEAL training?

(2) What was his BUD/S Class Number? (NB: No SEAL ever forgets the class number he shouted all day long, every day, for 6 months)

(3) Where did his training take place? (NB: Training has been conducted at several locations over the years; different portions in different places)

(4) When did he graduate from Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL (BUD/S) training? (i.e. a specific graduation DATE)

There are many other questions which could be asked to further establish the level of veracity or untruth regarding his claims, such as asking for the names of other members of his graduating class, but those basic questions are absolutes. The answers to those questions are totally UNCLASSIFIED, and every real SEAL will gladly provide that substantiating information upon request, although you will be very likely be told that the information is either classified or sensitive and cannot be provided, or you will be given some totally bogus information.

No one gets to the SEAL Teams without first completing BUD/S Training. There are records of every man who has qualified for the title of “SEAL”; there have been and will continue to be secret missions, but there are NO secret SEALs… we know them all.

As this matter involves a member of the public who is seeking elected office, and the matter of his credentials may have a critical bearing on his participation in that election, I would strongly recommend that you place a phone call to the NAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE COMMAND in Coronado, California, and speak with their PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICER in order to obtain an “OFFICIAL” statement on this matter. Explain that the situation bears directly upon an upcoming election and is time-critical. You should be prepared to provide the man’s full legal name, age or date-of-birth, etc as an aid to their efforts. Contact them M-F at (619) 522-2823 during regular daytime business hours (Pacific Time Zone).

Thank you for your assistance in upholding the honor, integrity, and reputation of the Navy’s SEAL Teams.

Respectfully,

Steve Robinson RM2(SEAL)

USN 1970-1978

SEAL Team ONE
Inshore Undersea Warfare Group ONE
UDT-SEAL Association - Member
Special Operations Association - Member
POW Network Advisory Board
Naval Special Warfare Archives - SOF Analyst/Contributing Journalist
Disabled American Veterans - Life Member
FORMER Special Investigator - SEAL Authentication Team
CyberSEALs.org - Webmaster
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Author - NO GUTS, NO GLORY - Unmasking Navy SEAL Imposters

Lekites, Terrence
aka Terry Lekites
10/2009 . The Claims
Subject: Intelligence Impostor Warning - Terrence Lekites
Importance: High
 
Folks,
 
   I just wanted to inform you and warn you of the dealings that myself and several fellow list members have had on and with a Mr. Terrence Lekites, in case you come across him, or more importantly, vice versa.

Sincerely, and again, you've been warned,
Your Humble Moderator
 

  Mr. Lekites is, in fact, a former employee of DIA, serving there from 1974 until he honorably retired from DIA in 2006.  As near as we could tell, he was involved with property, security badge, and RFI management to one degree or another, and did stand on the J2 watch in the Pentagon after Operation Iraqi Freedom began, helping to monitor RFIs and message traffic

flows.
   However, what brought Mr. Lekites to our attention was his posting of the following on his LinkedIn profile, dated 29 Sep 2009, after he asked a now fellow list member to 'friend' him on LinkedIn:
Terrence Lekites's Honors:
         - Congressional Medal of Honor
         - Defense Intelligence Agency Medal of Freedom
         - Operation Desert Storm
         - Iraq Survey Group
         - Joint Chiefs of Staff Silver Star

   Our fellow list member, not knowing Mr. Lekites, checked the Congressional Medal of Honor Society site (http://www.cmohs.org/) and found no mention of Mr. Lekites.  Additionally, there is no such award as a "Joint
Chiefs of Staff Silver Star."  When our list member challenged Mr. Lekites on his CMoH claim, Mr. Lekites pulled a classic impostor move, "It's classified at TS SCI Level 6!"  (There have, in fact, been several classified CMoH's, most notably the content of a Navy SEAL's citation from the Vietnam War (but the fact of his award was public-his citation was declassified many years later), and existence of a CMoH for a Korean War Soldier who was captured and held as a POW till repatriated at the end of the war, so he would not suffer reprisals or be used for propaganda purposes.)
 
   Once the can of worms was opened on Mr. Lekites, lots of other details of his profile came under the microscope and were founding wanting.  He falsely claimed the following:

University of Virginia School of Law (Did not attend per UVA Registrar)
Law 2006 - 2009
University of Virginia (Ditto)
Masters, Foreign Studies; Strategic Intelligence, 1979 - 1984

Defense Intelligence Analytical College (Wrong name and did not get MSSI per NDIC Registrar)
Masters, Strategic Intelligence, 1981 - 1987

University of Virginia (Did not attend nor get Bachelors per UVA Registrar)
Bachelors, Foreign Studies, 1975 - 1978
 
   After he was challenged on the CMoH (posting it in writing is a criminal act per 18 USC 704-the FBI has been notified as well as CI folks), Mr. Lekites changed his honors to the following impressive listing:

Terrence Lekites's Honors:
         DIA Exceptional Civilian Service Medal
         DIA Director's Award
         DIA Meritorious Civilian Service Medal
         DIA Leadership Award
         DIA Civilian Combat Support Medal
         DIA Civilian Expeditionary Medal
         CJCS Joint Distinguished Civilian Service Award
         Secretary of Defense Exceptional Civilian Service Award
         Global War on Terrorism Civilian Service Medal

   For your reading entertainment, I've included various cut and pastes from  his ever changing LinkedIn Profile.  He had around 90 connections to other LinkedIn members before he was kicked off the site for his false claims (the CMoH primarily).  The additional Education items towards the bottom popped up after UVA contacted him to remove the references from his LinkedIn profile:

Terrence Lekites
Retired Iraq/Afghanistan Intelligence Officer
 
Terrence Lekite's Summary
Acquired a broad background in analysis, strategic planning and programming, information technology and Intelligence Community issues after serving 32 years at Defense Intelligence Agency. Still maintain TS/SCI clearance. Retired 1
September 2006.
 
Terrence Lekites's Specialties:
Intelligence collection and analysis, strategic planning planning (he must be very good at planning!), Congressional affairs, information technology, International Law, Middle Eastern Foreign Studies
 
University of Virginia Law School
Retired Attorney
(Government Relations industry)
1975 - 2006 (31 years)
 
Intelligence Analyst
Defense Intelligence Agency
(Government Administration industry)
1974 - Present (35 years)
 
Retired Attorney
Defense Intelligence Agency
(Government Relations industry)
1974 - 2006 (32 years)
 
Afghanistan Intelligence Officer
Defense Intelligence Agency - Pentagon
(Government Agency; Government Relations industry)
September 1998 - September 2006 (8 years 1 month)
Provided crucial Combat Military Intelligence to the troops, Joint Chiefs of
Staff, Intelligence Community, The Warfighter, and Policymakers.
 
Iraq Survey Group
Defense Intelligence Agency - Pentagon
(Military industry)
April 2000 - November 2005 (5 years 8 months)
Served as Liaison to Chaiman Joint Chiefs of Staff by providing an
up-to-the-moment progress report of the Opposition at 5 a.m. in the basement
of the Pentagon.
 
Iraq / Afghanistan Intelligence Officer
Defense Intelligence Agency - Pentagon
(Government Agency; Government Relations industry)
September 1988 - September 1998 (10 years 1 month)
- Ground Combat Readiness in various Middle Eastern Countries.
- Combat Readiness of Worldwide Combat Preparations.
- Prepared and briefed daily Intelligence Reports for Chairman Joints Chiefs of Staff.
- Prepared National Intelligence Estimates in collaboration with other
Intelligence Community agencies for the
Warfighter and Policymakers.
- Worked various deployments: Cold War (EUCOM, RAF, PACOM), Drug Trafficking and Counternarcotics
(SOUTHCOM, SOCOM, CENTCOM, NORTHCOM), Terrorism (Iraq, Afghanistan, TRANSCOM, STRATCOM, NATO)
 
Iraq Intelligence Analyst
Defense Intelligence Agency
(Government Relations industry)
June 1974 - September 1988 (14 years 4 months)
Retired; Age 53
 
Inventor
Defense Intelligence Agency
(Government Agency; Program Development industry)
June 1983 - November 1989 (6 years 6 months)
Inventor, founder and programmer of COLISEUM (Community On-Line Intelligence
System for End User's and Managers.  (Thus my RFI to the INTELST a couple of
weeks ago.  Inventor...he ain't!)
 
COLISEUM
Defense Intelligence Agency
(Information Technology and Services industry)
June 1983 - November 1989 (6 years 6 months)
Along with Maj. Lynn Metts and Defense contractor Sybase who provided database management co-ordinated and programmed the Defense Intelligence Agency program COLISEUM (Community On-Line Intelligence System for End
User's and Managers which is now active throughout the Intelligence Community.
 
University of Virginia School of Law
University of Virginia
(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)
September 1999 - Present (10 years 2 months)
 
Georgetown University Law Center
International Law 2003 - 2009
 
Virginia Commonwealth University
Psychology 2006 - 2006
 
Georgetown University
Batchelors, Foreign Studies Program , 1978 - 1984  (Yes, that is how he spelled the level of degree-you can't make this stuff up!!!)

Defense Intelligence Analysis College (Changed the name and dates of attendance no less than 1/2 dozen times...) Masters, Strategic Intelligence Analysis, 1982 - 1989
NPRC could locate NO MILITARY RECORD
Lemmen, Paul H 05/2006
08/2006
. Paul Lemmen says he is a retired Air Force general, a veteran of combat in Vietnam and years of intelligence work.

Former friends say he has also told people that he was an officer in the Provisional Irish Republican Army who cut a deal that landed him in the United States.

03/25/2007 ARRESTED

Read about a 4 month long investigation into a man who lied his way into a civilian government contracting job overseas in Iraq. While in Iraq this man then decided to put on and wear routinely the uniform of a United States Air Force Special Operations Brigadier General even though he was'nt one. While posing as this General Officer he set up relations with dignitaries from Iraq, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia which he embezzled an untold amount of money from and had deposited in his personal account(s) here in the US. Worse of all he  made his way on to one of our Special Forces bases and befriended many of the unsuspecting warriors until US Army CID arrested him for the embezzlement but not the uniform and fraud violations and sent him back home to the US.  Back in the US he hears one of the Special Forces troopers he knew in Iraq had been killed in action. He then set  up a memorial website to honor a man and unit he lied to and frauded into believing

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_H._Lemmen

 

 

 
LeManager, Warner . Pasadena, CA CLAIMING DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS - served in "black bag" ops. Declared bankruptcy in CA. Reported to FBI. Member of Society of the Cincinnati (in Connecticut). .
Leonard, Dennis . Columbus, OH Claims SF, POW. Tortured - pulled all finger and toenails out...... .
Leonard, Donald "Butch"  09/2007 Greenville, PA Claims to be a POW of the Vietnam War, having spent 18 Months in a Steel Cage, being tortured in "unspeakable ways", he claims to be part of Navy Special Forces, but when asked if he was SEAL, he always answers, "No, one of the other ones...." without specifying what Special Force he was a member of.

He uses his "status "as a Vietnam Vet/POW to pick arguments and confrontations with people and threatens people with physical harm if they say or do anything to disgrace POW's/Vets or the great country of USA.

Leonard also Claims to be Cherokee Indian and that he grew up on a Reservation, something no one has been able to confirm, He is very active on the Powwow circuit and seem to have a group of followers that looks up to him because of his alleged history.

Claims to have gotten away with a murder in a barfight because of his status as a war hero. He claims he was acquitted of all charges because he was a warhero, even though nobody seems to have a recollection of a barfight ending up with anybody dead in the time period  Leonard specifies.

Leonard seems to build his entire life around his POW story and talks about it continuously and EVERY chance he gets.

St Louis could locate NO MILITARY RECORD when provided with a full name, "service number" and yr of birth and his claims of being a POW.
LEVERETTE,  ERNEST E
aka "Curley"
08/2008 NC

CLAIMS  A PRISONER OF WAR FROM THE KOREAN WAR. 
2 Purple Hearts presented by Gen Eisenhower. 
Records burned in the fire.

ACTUAL RECORDS
Levy, Robert William  09/2006 Atlantic City, New Jersey Ex-AC mayor gets probation in war lies case
Associated Press - July 25, 2008 2:33 PM ET

CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) - A former mayor of Atlantic City, New Jersey, has been sentenced to three years' probation.

A federal judge has also ordered Robert Levy to pay a $5,000 fine for lying about his Vietnam War service in order to pad his benefits check.

Levy was also ordered to repay the $25,000 in extra benefits he'd received as a result of the lies.

Levy dropped out of sight for two weeks last fall. He stepped down as mayor last October, after admitting his absence was to attend a clinic for treatment of substance abuse and mental health issues.

Levy later admitted to lying about what he did in the war in order to obtain the extra benefits.

During today's hearing, the judge said Levy unquestionably suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder but that he continues to exaggerate his military service.

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Claims Special Forces in Vietnam. Introduced as Special Forces, Ranger.

The rest of the story

How mayor of AC was exposed as impostor
Philadelphia Inquirer - Philadelphia,PA,USA
As part of his research, Bendell contacted Mary Schantag of the POW Network in Skidmore, Mo., 
which has another military database, pownetwork.org. ...

http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/top_story/story/7508491p-7406355c.html

Atlantic City Mayor Robert Levy Resigns After Disappearing From Public Eye

Wednesday, October 10, 2007

 

The mayor of Atlantic City has handed in his resignation, after he vanished for two weeks amid allegations that he lied about his military service and illegally collected veterans' benefits, his attorney said Wednesday.

Levy's departure is effective immediately, according to lawyer Edwin Jacobs. The missing mayor resurfaced Tuesday after returning home from a stay at a psychiatric and substance abuse center.

In a statement Wednesday, Jacobs cited "multiple health problems" as a factor in Levy's resignation, but did not provide further details on the nature of his client's condition.

Levy has been under federal investigation for embellishing his Army service in Vietnam.

"The circumstances surrounding his resignation include multiple health problems, but were precipitated by a pending Federal Department of Veterans Affairs investigation," Jacobs said.

Last fall, the Press of Atlantic City reported that the Vietnam veteran's claims that he was a member of the Green Berets were untrue. He apologized, but federal authorities have been looking into whether the 64-year-old Levy made that claim to increase his veterans' benefit payments.

Jacobs said in the statement that the mayor was in discussions with the U.S. Attorney's office about resolving the investigation in a "fair and expeditious" way. Levy allegedly took in about $25,000 in extra benefits payments as a result of the falsification.

No part of the investigation includes allegations of Levy's abuse of his position as mayor, his lawyer said.

Levy served in the United States Army for 20 years, from 1964-1984, completing two tours of duty in Vietnam, according to Jacobs. He received multiple medals, awards and citations for his service.

"The pending investigation has called into question two of those awards, neither of which appear to be supported by an appropriate military order," said Jacobs.

Members of the city council had asked a judge to declare the mayor's office vacant and clear the way for the council president William "Speedy" Marsh to take over as interim mayor.

The councilman met with his lawyer Tuesday and prepared to take office "immediately" should Levy's office become vacant, said Marsh's Atlantic City attorney James J. Leonard Jr.

Levy — who was missing for almost two weeks — was at home after leaving a Somerset County clinic known for treatment of substance abuse and mental health issues, according his lawyer.

Tuesday's revelation about Levy's whereabouts came after a brief conference with a state judge, who scheduled a Friday hearing to discuss a request by a city councilman to declare that the mayor had abandoned his office. Such a declaration would clear the way for Marsh to step in.

Levy's lawyer told reporters the mayor checked himself into the Carrier Clinic in Belle Mead on either Sept. 26 or 27. The mayor was last seen in public on Sept. 26 when he signed several ordinances at City Hall.

That was the same day city officials said the mayor told them he did not feel well, and would be absent for an unspecified time on medical leave.

Jacobs said the mayor has been home from the clinic since Thursday, but would not say what he was treated for. A phone message left at Levy's home was not returned.

According to the clinic's Web site, the facility "is a private, not-for-profit behavioral health care system founded in 1910 that specializes in psychiatric and addiction treatment."

"At Carrier, hospital stays tend to be brief, with the goal of crisis intervention, medical stabilization and transition to the next appropriate level of care," the facility says on its site. "Treatment teams consist of a psychiatrist, psychiatric nurse, licensed clinical social workers, allied clinical therapists and certified addiction counselors."

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Levy_(politician)

Lewis, Charles Allen

aka 

Chuck "Sarge" Lawrence

Sumner WA 1994
08/2004
04/2005
11/2006
08/2007
12/2008
Claiming SPECIAL FORCES and "GREEN BERET"...

Author of:  Tears of Blood -- The Betrayal of America's Veterans

... wearing a brand NEW ASCOT AND ALL  SF Uniform.. the Black Beret and White Ascot etc.. and then about three  years ago now he started wearing a TROOPER HAT.. and that is what he  wears now..........

HE WORE THE ENTIRE SF UNIFORM with the Ascot and blazer et al.. and that was in Olympia during a speech by former POW and congressman and he was standing with three others who truly wore their old uniforms where he stood out nearly in front of them for a photo and his uniform was obviously all NEW.

MORE

Lewis, Keith . 11/2007

http://www.nbc10.com/news/14584284/detail.html

DA: Man Posing As Soldier Rips Off Insurance Companies

Authorities Say Man Swindled Companies Out Of Nearly $30,000

POSTED: 1:29 pm EST November 13, 2007
UPDATED: 1:58 pm EST November 13, 2007
A Philadelphia man was charged with a combined 100 counts of insurance fraud and theft by deception after authorities said he ripped off several auto insurance firms over the last eight years.

District Attorney Lynne Abraham and Linda Perkins, chief of the insurance fraud unit, said Keith Lewis, 41, of the 5400 block of Erdrick Street, ripped companies off of nearly $30,000 by purchasing car insurance with insufficient funds, filing a quick claim and collecting before his check bounced.

The District Attorney's office stepped in after Progressive Insurance denied four such claims and reported Lewis to authorities.

Investigators subsequently uncovered 70 additional insurance claims involving Lewis (from 1999 to July 2007) filed with various insurance companies including AIG, Allstate, Geico, Progressive, Safe Auto, Safeco, and Unitrin Direct.

On 60 occasions, Lewis obtained an insurance policy with a fraudulent down payment, and within days of supposedly purchasing coverage, filed an insurance claim alleging minor damage to one of several insured vehicles, authorities said.

In all instances, he sought a quick settlement of the claim clearly in an effort to obtain payment before the insurance company discovered that they had not received a valid premium payment, according to a news release.

Authorities also discovered that Lewis’ claims relied on preexisting damage to his vehicles.

They uncovered documented 40 phony claims on Lewis’ 2002 Ford Explorer, 11 phony claims on his 1997 Chrysler Town and Country, six phony claims on his 2001 Mitsubishi Eclipse and five phony claims on a 2000 Toyota Camry owned by his girlfriend.

Lewis is also suspected of using 22 of the claims to get coverage using the identity of an innocent victim.

This identity fraud victim did not know Lewis and was unaware that his identity had been compromised.

Lewis also repeatedly identified himself as a police officer, an accountant, a bounty hunter, a bank manager, a salesman and entertainment business person.

It is alleged that in an effort to expedite one of his many claims, Lewis posed as a soldier in the armed services facing immediate deployment overseas. Authorities found he is not in the United States military.

 
Libby, Alfred E. multiple reports Henderson, NV Claims Medal of Honor
VFW
- more reports 06/2001. Was in Imperial Beach CA area, Chula Vista. Possibly now in Nevada jail. Documents were NOT accepted for transfer membership to TWO VFW posts in CA.
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Light, Chad Phillip 04/2006 Jacksonville, FL
"If anyone has information regarding Chad Light, please contact us."
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LIMA, GEORGE S 11/2008 .
September /October 2005
He washed out of flight training (Class 45I) and was NEVER arrested as per the story!!! Thanks...RB
Lillie, Eugene Jr
aka Gene Lillie
01/2008 NJ

Claims to be in Recon, wears jump wings, Purple Heart BUT has lost his DD214, volunteers for all details, likes to wear white trousers and a NCO sword with his dress blues every chance he gets, and recently now wears the Combatant Divers badge, previously only wore the gold wings of a naval parachutist.  

Photos from the Tomb of the Unknown

Actual Records

Tried VFW... moved on to Toys for Tots and then  the Marine Corps League.

 

LITTLE, CHRISTOPHER DEAN
aka Chris Little
aka Chase Little
06/2008 Current  address;  Simms,Tx   previous addresses Victoria,Tx Inez,Tx Orange,Tx Tarawa,NC Midway Park,NC Claims USMC, E-7, TWO Navy Cross, FOUR Purple Hearts, POW in Bosnia ACTUAL RECORDS REQUESTED. Long criminal history. Currently on probation.
LITTLE BADGER, KEITH . . SEE KEITH GROVER .
Little-Stewart, Clif 12/2001 Claiming SEALS and/or Frogman... 

stated "US Navy Special Forces, UDT/SEAL and Infantry US Army" in a LOVELETTER to a family of a POW/MIA!!! 

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Logan Sr., Robert York    
http://www.legacy.com/mainetoday%2Dpressherald/Obituaries.asp?Page=SearchResults

Logan Sr., Robert York*
Robert York
    Logan Sr., 83
     STANDISH -- Robert York Logan Sr., 83, of Sebago Lake Village died July 4, 2007, at the Bridgton Health Care Center after a long illness.
     He was born June 3, 1924, in Portland, the son of James A. and Hazel Y. Logan Sr. He attended grade school in the Portland area and graduated from Standish High School. He married the former Janet Johnson of Sebago Lake in 1947, where they resided throughout their married life. He served in the United States Marine Core from 1943 - 1945 serving during World War II in the South Pacific. Bob received the prestigious Silver Medal Award for leadership of his artiliary regiment, stopping 3000 Japanese from attacking U.S. Troops at Megallan Point.
     Bob served on the Standish Board of Selectman for four years and SAD # 6 School Board for eight years. He was a past member of the Standish Masonic Lodge and the Standish Kiwanis Club where he received a 25 year perfect attendance award. He was a member of Lake Kezar Country Club for many years where he developed a great love of golf.
     Bob coached Little League, Babe Ruth and Legion teams in the Standish / Sebago Lake area for over 13 years and started the first Legion baseball program there.
     Bob was a painting contractor beginning with small residential projects, to being contracted by the former S.D. Warren Paper Mill and many other commercial businesses throughout his career. His many interests included fishing, hunting, golf, his tremendous love of music, Sebago Lake, and the family camp at Long Pond in Denmark. ....
The report from the NPRC  states "The veterans was NOT awarded the Silver Star."

As a matter of fact, the file contained a letter dated 24 Apr 2002 responding to a query regarding the Silver Star. ...
"failed to confirm the award of the Silver Star Medal...

The letter ends with the statement "he was awarded a LETTER OF COMMENDATION...There is no medal for the letter of commendation..."

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My Life Biography
1992- Married first wife Sabrina while working on BFA in painting at Yale.
1994- Earned BFA and divorced Sabrina.
1996- Fellowship to earn MFA at Bard College. Refused degree on ideological grounds. Dismantled corrupt board of regents and uncovered international drug cartel and child-labor ring funneling moneys into offshore account under college president's name. Receive
congressional medal of honor.
1997- Collaborated with avant-garde film legends Stan Brakhage and Phil Solomon on film/painting installation at the Met. New York Times praises it as "the greatest accomplishment of 20th century art." Met and married second wife, Juliette. Divorced later that year. 
1998- Studied Buddhism in a Tibetan monestary with Leonard Cohen. Formed lasting friendship with the folk legend. Denounced worldly possesions, but later in the year purchased an 8 Series BMW.
2000- Transcended art and culture through marriage to third wife, Renalda. Discovered her affair with Harrison Ford and was reduced to a weeping mess. Made famous speech at Yale on the geometric corrlations of modern architecture and the worsening global slum of Sao Paolo. Published speech and recieved Nobel Prize.
2001- Preparing for SFMOMA retrospective on my life and work.



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Loth, Clark Baldwin
aka C.B. Loth
04/2006
05/2006
06/2007
06/2008
MA Claims Navy Captain, doing special Intel work. Also implies Harvard Grad and CIA. Has been seen in uniform. USN Captain reports that he personally confronted Captain Loth at a social event where Captain Loth was wearing a U.S. Navy officer’s uniform. Captain Loth has publicly displayed his ‘Captains “HAT”’, (identified as a field grade naval officer’s cover (either Commander or Captain) by virtue of the ‘scrambled eggs’ on the visor.)
Former member of Master of Major General Henry Knox Lodge of Masons in Boston which has a by-law requiring military service to join.

http://www.harvardlodge.com/thekids.html   NOTE: This previous entry on the website has been edited. 

An older version reads differently.

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Claims he was a Navy Captain doing special intelligence work. Acquaintances say he never left the area long enough to go to OCS. Some of his "war stories" do not fit. It is like, he read a lot but doesn't have
a feel for the slang. He has also implied at times that he was in the CIA.

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Clark Baldwin Loth

Clark Loth, known to his friends as CB served as Master of The Harvard Lodge from 2003-2004.  One of many members of the Lodge, whose dedication to the Lodge and to the Craft is monumental.  CB is known to all for his generosity, style and humor.  Upon graduating from the Mount Hermon School , He attended Harvard College , ultimately being awarded his Bachelor of Science in Psycology from Tufts University , returned to Harvard as a student of Special Studies.  CB also has a distinguished Naval record, and is a life member of the Naval War College Foundation, as well as the Navy Leauge of the United States .

CB's Masonic record is quite accomplished, serving as a District Deputy Grand Master, as well as a Trustee of the Masonic Education and Charity Trust, as well as on the Board of the Scottish Rite's Children's Learning Center in Lexington , Massachusetts .

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Note spelling of “Psychology” and “League”  

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Claims "assimilated rank" after providing top-secret work for the Navy in the 1970s. He claims there is no way to confirm such service or the fact that he was given a military rank. He claims records are sealed in a vault at "Langley."
MULTIPLE checks with National Personnel Records Center brings repeated letters stating no military records can be found.

Medal of Honor Dinner Sponsor!?!?! 
 lists him as Captain Clark B. Loth USNR (Ret)

USO old sponsors page notes his rank
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Wed, 19 Jul 2006 15:33:54 -0400
Anybody can be a Life Member of either of those organizations. The Naval War College Foundation is strictly a donation tool. The Navy League is for those who like the Navy - having served is optional. His college transcript is, shall we say, unexceptional.

PG

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05/2008
According to a member of Maj. Gen. Henry Knox Lodge, Loth was allowed into Maj. Gen. Henry Knox Lodge on his own recognizance.  At some point after he was Master of the Lodge, he was asked to supply paperwork, and was unable to do so.  He has since demitted (resigned) from that Lodge.  At a Masonic Veteran's Day recognition event, he did not stand when veterans were asked to stand.  

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Boston Globe 6-9-08
http://www.boston.com/business/markets/articles/2008/06/09/wall_st_firm_told_only_some_about_risk/
http://financialservicesinc.ubs.com/team/clcp/  

Boston Globe 06/26/2008
http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2008/06/26/mass_regulators_file_fraud_charges_against_ubs_1214497708/

LOUNSBURY, DAN THOMAS JR 04/2009 .

Dan LounsburyPost Capital Adds Management Partner and Targets Acquisitions

Post Capital Partners is pleased to announce that Dan Lounsbury, an experienced senior executive and former Navy SEAL officer has joined its Management Partnership Program to acquire businesses that provide products and services to the law enforcement, military, homeland security and private security markets.

 

 
 
 

CLAIMS he never actually earned his trident although he did claim to have completed BUD/S.

ACTUAL RECORDS

 

His records list his formal status at the time of his discharge as STUDENT, and coupled with the record of his last command it is appropriate to surmise that he was attending SEAL Training. There is no record of him ever completing that training program, however. Nor is there any record of obligated service which would have resulted from his successful completion of that schooling. Mr. LOUNSBURY is not listed in the SEAL Database.

 

LOWE, ROBERT ULMER 1990 PRISON Claimed Silver Star Convicted of 2nd degree murder. In prison.
Lowry, Lowell George Jr 11/2006 OH Attended Marine Corps ball in full dress uniform. Claims NAVY SEAL.  He left the Navy in 1992 claiming to have 16 years of service.  Claims NAVY CROSS, SILVER STAR, BRONZE STAR, and a PURPLE HEART, amongst numerous lesser medals.  Claimed to be part of the Grenada invasion of 1983,  He claimed to be imbedded with CNN in downtown Bagdahd during Gulf War I in 1991, posed as an employee of the press.         ONLY Awards Natio===========nal Defense and Good Conduct. Rank ADAR. Transcript of court martial, not in file. Served on USS Guam in 1981. No combat noted. Served July 1976- July 1980 Dec 1980-July 1992.
Lucas, Dale 05/2006
05/2007
08/2008
. THE FAIRY TALE AND PHOTOS

 

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LUCEY, WILLIAM E 05/2008 born FL, now living in DE CLAIMS    http://profile.military.com/member/view.do?memberId=14442794

-Highly decorated Navy SEAL- Team 2, BUD/S #175 (Navy Cross and Silver Star) and in his words, “one of the best there’s ever been”
-Commander of the “Northern Division” DELTA force
-Commander of the “Eastern Region” Air Marshall Program, claimed to be on the same plane my assistant was on, and had to detain 2 passengers aboard
-Federal Agent Hostage Rescue Unit, personally responsible for pulling several students from harm’s way in the Virginia Tech shooting
-Dangerous UFC future contender, called by UFC President Dana White to try out in Vegas this July to fight in an upcoming bout. According to him, “Dana said I was downright nasty with quick hands.” He also stated he was worried about the safety of the other fighters because his strikes were designed to kill and maim.
 
A few other highlights of his illustrious career:
 
- He single-handedly killed 15 Iraqi soldiers, all by knife, in a single SEAL recon mission at an oil refinery.
- He was nominated not once, but twice for the Congressional Medal of Honor (once during the Clinton Admin. and once during the Bush Admin.)

Also claims to be an exotic sports car owner/driver.

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William E Lucey                                                    [08/2008]

military.com

Navy , Active Duty O-4, Commander Resides in Delaware

William E Lucey - Bio

I am 6ft, 200 lbs., brown hair, hazel eyes, Irish and i enjoy cooking, racing my car, movies,getting out, beaches and women.

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Letter from NPRC

He is a granite counter installer working at “Design Counters and Solid Surfaces” in DE
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.... If the name you provided is spelled correctly, I do NOT find a listing in the SEAL database for anyone named WILLIAM E. LUCEY. Be aware that I have also examined possible alternate spellings, and names with similar pronunciations. In point of fact there are NO MEN listed in the entirety of the SEAL Database (end of WWII to the Present Day) with the last name LUCEY.... I checked another online database held by the Department of Defense and accessed through www.military.com under the Freedom Of Information Act by using their Buddy Finder. That database contains over 20 million records, is one of the most complete available to the general public. I found absolutely no listing in the DoD database for anyone by the name you provided. Government documentation available online does not appear to substantiate his claims of military service, and he was most definitely NEVER A US NAVY SEAL!

However, I did find a listing for a MEMBER of the Military.com web site that appears to be specifically linked to the individual about whom you are inquiring. That information takes the form of a self-provided, self-selected “profile” which includes a graphic depiction of the member’s claimed military service awards. ....   You may visit that self-created profile here ŕ http://profile.military.com/member/view.do?memberId=14442794.

Mr. LUCEY lists among his claims to you (or your associates) his supposed service as “Commander of the Northern Division DELTA Force”, however, the unit (officially known as U.S. Army Special Forces Operational Detachment-Delta) is not a US Naval unit and is traditionally headed by US ARMY officers.

If Mr. LUCEY’s proffered claims of being Commander of the ‘Eastern Region’ Air Marshall Program, and a member of the Federal Agent Hostage Rescue Unit are untrue, then they would constitute two instances of IMPERSONATION OF A FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL, and be potentially prosecutable under federal law.

Respectfully,

Steve Robinson
USN 1970-1978
SEAL Team ONE
Inshore Undersea Warfare Group ONE
UDT-SEAL Association - Member
Special Operations Association - Member
POW Network Advisory Board
Naval Special Warfare Archives - SOF Analyst/Contributing Journalist
Disabled American Veterans - Life Member
FORMER Special Investigator - SEAL Authentication Team
Author of the book NO GUTS, NO GLORY - Unmasking Navy SEAL Imposters

LUDDEKE, JEFFREY HAYWOOD 02/2009 . Claims Army Ranger and Special Forces. Claims to have two records and that his rank and job in the Army was a secret. According to the DOD and military.com Jeff Haywood Luddeke was an E-3 and in the aviation field. When questioned if that was him and he said yes.

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Now he claims to be a Ranger and in Special Forces to get money for a place called LibertyManor.org.  

QUOTE
http://libertymanor.org/8.html

FEBRUARY 2008 ~ Jeff Luddeke, a former U.S. Army Ranger and Executive Director of Veteran Affairs for Liberty Manor, is featured in Unexpected Faces, a City of Tampa Television (CCTV) program that portrays the real life stories of three homeless people in the Tampa Bay Area. The program will run through the month of February on Brighthouse Channel 615 and on Verizon FIOS system Channel 15.  Visit them at www.unexpectedfaces.org

END QUOTE
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http://docs.hillsboroughcounty.org/repository/00001/908/B-10.pdf

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http://libertymanor.net/index.php?p=1_11_Our-Staff
Jeffery Luddeke
(813) 352-7856

Jeff Luddeke, a former US Army Ranger and once a victim of chronic homelessness himself recognizied a deficiency in the number of residential options for veterans in need of housing, as well as the need for other social services that would promote success. While serving as an Army Ranger, Jeff quoted the Army’s motto “leave no man behind”. Jeff became relentless in his mission to make good of that promise. For that reason, Luddeke made an appeal to a private citizen, Connie Blaney who was willing to support his visions, which lead to the foundation of Liberty Manor for Veterans.

Jeff was awarded the 2008 Hillsborough County Excellence Initiative Award by Bank of America.  Luddeke received this meritorious award for the implementation of the nation’s first private residential program for honorably discharged homeless veterans, Liberty Manor for Veterans, Inc.

ACTUAL RECORDS

Jeff Luddeke

LUECHT,  TERRY A 06/2009 WI Kicked out of of the Gresham, WI American Legion Post 390 because he was caught telling so many lies.  They were even going to put in a handicap ramp to the post for him, which would have been costly as the post is in an old church.  .
LUEDEMANN, ERIK 09/2009 Los Alamos, New Mexico Claims he was Special Forces, 10th Group.  Claims to speak "Arabic."  When asked him what dialect and he changed the subject. 

He had also told stories of how he and his "team" would go into villages and kill women and children.  He apparently told some that he was a member of the prestigious "delta force". He also told them of how he was recruited directly from basic training because he was such a badass. 

During a 4th of July celebration, Erik ran for cover when the fireworks display started.  He would not come out until "they stopped the explosions."  

Can be violent .... 

Owns a restaurant called "The Blue Window."

ACTUAL RECORDS

Luna, Anthony 11/2005 CA
http://www.fltimes.com/Main.asp?SectionID=38&SubSectionID=121&ArticleID=10260
Tuesday, November 22, 2005

Former area man charged in abduction
By CRAIG FOX

Finger Lakes Times
cfox@fltimes.com

A former Finger Lakes man was arrested last week in California on kidnapping and assault charges after he reportedly abducted his estranged wife in the parking lot of the hospital where she worked.

Anthony Luna, 44 — who lived in Geneva and Newark for several months earlier this year — led California police on a 29-hour hunt for him and his estranged wife, Amy C. Uhllackatore, 41, of Victorville, Calif., said San Bernardino County Sheriff Public Information Officer Cindy Beavers.

Police said Luna had been hiding in Uhllackatore’s car, and when she approached it around 3 p.m. Nov. 15, he got out and forced her inside it at gunpoint.

Tracking them through credit card and pay phone use, police arrested Luna outside a convenience store in Adelanto, Calif., about 9 p.m. the next day, Beavers said.

He was charged with kidnapping, carjacking and three counts of assault with a deadly weapon, said San Bernardino County Sheriff Detective Rick Messersmith, who called the episode “an intense 29-hour period.”

Luna — who Messersmith said was staying with a friend in Webster before hopping on a plane and heading to California Nov. 11 — is now being held in a county jail on $1 million bail.

Police are convinced that Luna had been planning the abduction for weeks and went out West to kidnap or kill Uhllackatore. They had been separated for several months, after getting married in August 2004 and living in Geneva and Newark, said Detective James Wiebeld.

Uhllackatore left him “after things were not going well,” and she moved back to California to live with her parents, Wiebeld said.

“He planned this whole thing while he was living in New York,” Messersmith said.

But what made the case even stranger, police said, is the stories he told his friends before he left for California.

For weeks, Luna told friends in Webster that he was a Navy Seal and was going to be shipped out to Iraq. Luna served in the Navy until 1986 but was never a Seal...

Lundy, Claude "Sonny" . . CLAIMING PUEBLO CRISIS POW STATUS .
LUNDY,  GERRY RAYMOND 11/2008 TN

Claims  former Navy SEAL. This person claims to be a graduate of BUD/S Class 104.

Claims to have been involved in many Rambo" style missions, received medals and decorations such as the CMOH, SS, BS, PH, etc., and of course, his transfer to the NSA where he worked as a sniper. There seems no end to his stories, military or
otherwise;  this guy has "done it all."

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ACTUAL RECORDS

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Please pass this information along in response to the inquiry regarding Mr. GERRY/GERALD LUNDY.

To Whom It May Concern:

I greatly appreciate your interest in upholding the honor of the US Navy SEAL Teams, and your search for the TRUTH. Before answering your questions I must make clear that I am a private individual, not affiliated with the US Dept. of Defense or any other government organization. My efforts to expose SEAL imposters are performed as a service to the public, and in honor of my SEAL Teammates who gave their lives in service to our nation… men who truly earned the right to the title “US NAVY SEAL” but who are no longer able to stand forward in defense of their honor, their reputations, and their TEAMs.

If the name you provided is spelled correctly, I do NOT find a listing in the SEAL Database (end of WWII to the Present Day) for anyone named GERRY/GERALD LUNDY. I have also examined possible alternate spellings, and names with similar pronunciations without finding any that might be applicable. There were NO MEN listed in the SEAL Database with the last name “LUNDY” or any variant thereof.

Unless he has undertaken the unlikely action of a legal name change (an action for which there would be court documentation) since his claimed attendance at BUD/S training, and based upon the information you have provided, I can state conclusively that GERRY/GERALD LUNDY has NEVER COMPLETED SEAL training, and he is not now, nor was he ever a Navy SEAL or a Navy UDT “Frogman”.

When members of the Naval Special Warfare community meet others who claim similar service, but whom they do not recognize, there is a conversational exchange of information that establishes the bona fides of each to the other. There is no set formula for this exchange, nor for the information that is exchanged, but it ALWAYS takes place, and the REAL Naval Special Warfare members can ALWAYS spot a phony as a result of this exchange. If you have an opportunity to speak with the man at some point in the future, I might suggest that you to ask Mr. LUNDY these questions:

(1) Since there is no listing in the SEAL Database for the name you are currently using, WHAT NAME DID YOU USE during SEAL training?

(2) What was his BUD/S Class Number? (NB: No SEAL ever forgets the class number he shouted all day long, every day, for 6 months)

(3) Where did his training take place? (NB: Training has been conducted at several locations over the years; different portions in different places)

(4) When did he graduate from Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL (BUD/S) training? (i.e. a specific graduation DATE)

There are many other questions which could be asked to further establish the level of veracity or untruth regarding his claims, such as asking for the names of other members of his graduating class, but those basic questions are absolutes. The answers to those questions are totally UNCLASSIFIED, and every real SEAL will gladly provide that substantiating information upon request, although you will be very likely be told that the information is either classified or sensitive and cannot be provided, or you will be given some totally bogus information.

I might suggest that you also ask Mr. LUNDY to specifically identify WHICH SEAL Team(s) he served on, and when. I am in direct contact with several hundred of my SEAL Teammates whose collective experience covers virtually all time periods from the Korean War to the present; I can quickly contact those individuals to verify any specific names, events, or other claims offered by Mr. LUNDY. If he feels that his name has somehow been mistakenly omitted from the SEAL records, I’d be pleased to speak with him and hear details of his service which would serve to validate his claims. The Director of the Naval Special Warfare Archives – a close personal friend and SEAL Teammate – is only a phone call away and standing by to amend the records if this is ever found to be true. However, I estimate that I’ve made the same offer to more than 5,000 SEAL imposters in the last eight years, and none of them ever turned out to be a valid SEAL. If Mr. LUNDY subsequently suggests to you or others you know that he has contacted me, the Department of the Navy, or “the government” in some way and “straightened things out”, I’d be very interested in hearing from you again.

No one gets to the SEAL Teams without first completing BUD/S Training. There are records of every man who has qualified for the title of “SEAL”; there have been and will continue to be secret missions, but there are NO secret SEALs… we know them all.

Thank you again for your concern in this matter, and for your assistance in upholding the honor of the US Navy SEAL Teams. Based upon your report of his claims of having received numerous medals of valor, Mr. LUNDY would appear to have crossed the line from braggadocio and he would be prosecutable under the STOLEN VALOR ACT of 2005. As noted in my opening paragraph, I am a private individual and am in no way affiliated with the US Department of Defense or the US government. Despite any reports you may make/send to me regarding Mr. LUNDY’s false SEAL claims, any such information which I might pass along to the federal authorities (FBI, DCIS) in this matter would be classified as “hearsay” and therefore inadmissible in a court of law. The responsibility for reporting the individual named in your inquiry to the federal authorities as a military imposter rests with you and with anyone else who may have personally heard or received these claims from the individual himself. Whether or not you decide to report him to the federal authorities is entirely up to you, but at least you now know the truth regarding his bogus claims.

I’m certain that whatever you decide to do, you will need several witnesses who can attest to the accuracy of your report regarding Mr. LUNDY’s conduct and his claims of being a SEAL. If you should be so fortunate as to have either a videotape of him making his false claims, or photographs of him wearing ANY military medals, badges, patches, or other paraphernalia, they would be of interest to the authorities. If I can be of any further assistance to you in this matter, please contact me at your convenience.

Respectfully,

Steve Robinson RM2(SEAL)
USN 1970-1978
SEAL Team ONE
Inshore Undersea Warfare Group ONE
UDT-SEAL Association - Member
Special Operations Association - Member
POW Network Advisory Board
Naval Special Warfare Archives - SOF Analyst/Contributing Journalist
Disabled American Veterans - Life Member
FORMER Special Investigator - SEAL Authentication Team
CyberSEALs.org - WebmasterAuthor - NO GUTS, NO GLORY - Unmasking Navy SEAL Imposters

Lunstum, Kody Loren PFC 05/2007 FL Claims Recon Marine with 6 months in Fallujah and a Marine  Corps General as a father (just conveniently "retired" a month ago). No Combat. Just graduated High School.
Lusk, Randall Lamar 05/2007
07/2007
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Claims:  soldiers medal, bronze star with V, JSCM, Arcom, purple heart w bronze olc, AFEM, HSM, EIB, CIB, Master parachutist badge, pathfinder badge, waterborne operations badge, sf tab, ranger tab, Canadian parachutist badge, Honduran parachutist badge, West German silver marksmanship cord.
In the photo he is wearing an Air medal, HALO wings, CIB, Pathfinder, Airborne and a combat medic badge. He has 6 combat stripes denoting three years of combat service.  On a website he claims to have fought in six conflicts and seems to be a high ranking member of many veterans organizations including the distinguished flying cross assn. Here is the website    http://www.iafsupport.org/boardmemberslusk.htm
 
On a different website he claims to have served in Lebanon, Grenada, Bosnia, Desert Storm, El Salvador, Korea, Panama. Here is the website.  http://talkingwithheroes.com/product_info.php?cPath=28&products_id=328

Uses falsified documents that do NOT match actual records.

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Posted Oct 18, 2006
Randall L Lusk

#1 Staff Sergeant Randall L. Lusk is awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for heroism while participating in aerial flight during operation JUST CAUSE. Staff Sergeant Lusk distinguished himself by heroism while serving as a Special Forces Intelligence Sergeant and substitute door gunner aboard a UH-1 helicopter gunship from 21 to 23 December 1989 while conducting reconnaissance and surveillance missions around the Pacora River, attached to Task Force Black. After coming into contact with Panama Defence Forces (PDF), the aircraft came under intense ground fire on all three occasions. Due to the pilot's poor visibility, Staff Sergeant Lusk, disregarding his personal safety, stood on the skid of the aircraft to help direct the pilot's gunfire onto the enemy positions. While performing these acts, Staff Sergeant Lusk was exposed to ground threats for an extended period of time. Staff Sergeant Lusk's courage, unwavering devotion to duty in the face of grave personal danger were instrumental in accomnplishing the hazardous mission and were in keeping with the highest traditions of the military service and reflect great credit upon himself, his unit, and the United States Army. ************************ #2 Staff Sergeant Randall L. Lusk is awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight during operation Desert Storm. Staff Sergeant Lusk distinguished himself by extraordinary actions while serving as door gunner and crew chief aboard a UH-64 Blackhawk helicopter on a pilot recovery mission into a classified area. After locating the downed pilot, the helicopter came to a hover in order to retrieve the pilot. The aircraft immediately came under accurate and intense machine gun fire from a ground emplacement and also from personnel mounted in a truck. Disregarding his personal safety, Staff Sergeant Lusk dismounted the aircraft after destroying the entrenched machine gun position with the door gun. He then proceeded to recover the pilot and destroy the truck mounted enemy with his personal weapon and handgrenades. His actions resulted in the successful recovery of the pilot, along with at least twelve enemy killed, the destruction of two heavy machine guns and a numer of personal enemy weapons. His decisive actions also prevented further damage to the aircraft. His actions were in keeping with the highest traditions of the military service and reflect great credit upon himself, his unit, and the United States Army.

ACTUAL RECORDS

The suspect DD215 is contained in the above PDF.

He claims not 1 but 2 distinguished flying crosses. Read the Desert Storm story.  He personally dismounted the aircraft and killed 12 enemy????  Where is his Medal of Honor?

His DD215 does not list 2 distinguished flying crosses.  Amazing how
many things were left off his original DD214.

Notice his corrected discharge date on his DD215. It still says 1982. Yet it lists all those medals and accomplishments that he supposedly
received in the 1990's.


According to his official records he did another year of active duty from 1983-1984.

One last thing. On his DD215 it lists in the first paragraph (WHICH IS A DIFFERENT FONT FROM THE SECOND PARAGRAPH) all of his actual schools that he went to with dates of attendance. But in the second paragraph there are no dates of attendance....

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Date: Fri, 8 Jun 2007 07:03:08 -0400
From: 
To: "P.O.W. Network - Chuck and Mary Schantag" <info@pownetwork.org>

     Sir, a record of a Randall L. Lusk having attended and graduated
Ranger school from the periods 1960-present does not exist. ..... Any further questions please feel free to inquire.

Name witheld

Lutz, Jerome "Jerry" Thomas  05/2008

07/2008

TX CLAIMS Navy Seal and  purple heart.

Claims he was a Seal of class 57

 

DD214 Provided as  "proof"  STATES  

QUOTE

BASIC UDT SEAL TEAM 5311

END QUOTE

More than 50% of the information on the "proof" DD214 was blacked out.

 

Served less than 2 years.

NOT a SEAL.

Subject: RE: Jerome "Jerry" Thomas Lutz NOT A SEAL
Date: Fri, 23 May 2008 08:32:14 -0500

.......if the name you provided is spelled correctly, I do NOT find a listing in the SEAL database of successful graduates for anyone named JEROME “JERRY” THOMAS LUTZ. I have also examined possible alternate spellings, and names with similar pronunciations. Please be aware that I do not have access to any records (official or unofficial) listing the names of individuals who reported for SEAL training, but who subsequently failed to complete the training program. There is only ONE (1) man with the last name “LUTZ” in the SEAL Database (end of WWII to present day), and neither his first nor his middle names are “JEROME”, or “THOMAS”. In point of fact that man listed in the SEAL Database (an officer) is known to me personally; he was in the SEAL Training class just ahead of my own – our training times overlapped by about 4 months before he graduated and reported for duty with an UNDERWATER DEMOLITION TEAM.

Unless he has undertaken the unlikely action of a legal name change (an action for which there would be court documentation) since his claimed attendance at BUD/S training, and based upon the information you have provided, I can state conclusively that JEROME “JERRY” THOMAS LUTZ has NEVER COMPLETED SEAL training, and he is not now, nor was he ever a Navy SEAL.

It is quite common for those making fraudulent SEAL claims to cite a “secret” training class, “special selection and skills which allowed them to bypass BUD/S training”, or “secret missions” as an explanation for the lack of military documentation to back up their stories. They also tend to claim their military records are “sealed” and cannot be accessed. I would caution you that despite anything the man might have said, there are NO secret SEALs. Before any classified operations may be undertaken, a man must first successfully complete the totally unclassified BUD/S Training program. No one gets to the SEAL Teams without completing this training; there are NO EXCEPTIONS! The graduates of that training program are listed in the SEAL database – an unclassified document which is nonetheless considered “highly sensitive” and therefore not available for general public circulation. There have been and will continue to be secret missions, but there are NO secret SEALs… we know them all.

Thank you again for your concern in this matter, and for your assistance in upholding the honor of the US Navy SEAL Teams.

Very Respectfully,

Steve Robinson
USN 1970-1978
SEAL Team ONE
Inshore Undersea Warfare Group ONE
UDT-SEAL Association - Member
Special Operations Association - Member #2440-GA
POW Network Advisory Board
Naval Special Warfare Archives - SOF Analyst/Contributing Journalist
Disabled American Veterans - Life Member
FORMER Special Investigator - SEAL Authentication Team
Author of the book NO GUTS, NO GLORY - Unmasking Navy SEAL Imposters

LYONS, JAMES  RICHARD 

AKA RICHARD LYONS

09/2009 Miami Springs, FL He's been telling the press and anybody else that will listen that he lost "Half a foot and half a shoulder" in Vietnam. .
Lyons, Thom 11/2005

12/2006

High School in Lyndhurst NJ


Australia

 

http://www.whackingday.com/

http://thomlyons.blogspot.com/

 

Now President of the American Ex-Servicemen’s Association in the state of Victoria .

See the link: http://www.bartosh.com/amexsvc/

 

Records provided the Aussies in a co-operative, ongoing effort to eradicate military frauds in all nations.
Aussie findings: 
Air Force List' at the Australian Defence Force Academy library contains the names
of  "all"  Aussie Air Force officers. The name "Thomas Patrick Lyons, "Thom Lyons", or
any variation thereof during the period he claims to have served could NOT be found.

US military: 
NO Medals of Valor, no airborne wings noted.
Basic training at Lackland AFB TX 1964
Tech school 1964-65 Lowry AFB, Colorado      11th SAW (SAC), Altus AFB, OK 1965-66
13THRTSQ TANSONNHUTAB RVN (PACAF) - NAM 
78THCMBTSPCTGP HAMILTON AFB CALIF AUG 67 - JAN 68
HQCAC ARPC DENVER (RES)

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