MEDIA COVERAGE 
FEBRUARY 2009

James Scales  - the tale, the exposé

 It is a three page article
http://www.philly.com/philly/hp/news_update/20090203_Doctor_who_checks_credentials_faces_questions_over_his_own_resume.html
 
Aside from questions about his academic degrees, there is the matter of the Combat Action Ribbon.
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Posted on Tue, Feb. 3, 2009

Doctor who checks credentials faces questions over his own resume

By Josh Goldstein

Inquirer Staff Writer

As chief medical officer of Main Line Health, Donald C. Arthur helps vet the credentials of 1,200 physicians working for the prosperous hospital network in Philadelphia's western suburbs.

But the Navy's former surgeon general has long faced questions about the accuracy of his own resumé.

At least four official biographies have credited Arthur with a nonexistent master's degree - one that he agrees he never received.

Over the years, his resumé also has listed a Ph.D. and a law degree from two unaccredited schools, including one that closed after its leader pleaded guilty to fraud. ..... click link

 


Kansas imposter not POW either
Topeka Capital Journal - Topeka,KS,USA
Not so, say Mary and Chuck Schantag, of the POW Network. They and others e-mailed The Capital-Journal to report de Boer’s name isn’t among those on the ...

http://ohmygov.com/blogs/general_news/archive/2009/02/22/veteran-sentenced-in-quot-stolen-valor-quot-case.aspx

Veteran Sentenced in "Stolen Valor" Case

A veteran was sentenced to 366 days' incarceration and 3 years' probation for making false statements, theft, and wearing unauthorized military medals after an OIG investigation determined that the veteran testified as the hired hit man in a murder for hire case and used his altered military history to bolster his credibility. 

The veteran fraudulently received VA benefits by altering and forging various military records, to include his DD-214.  The veteran claimed to have been wounded in combat and to having earned several medals of valor, to include the Purple Heart and Silver Star.  The loss to VA is $95,088.

Published Feb 22 2009, 09:18 PM by OhMyGov!


A Lawrence County grand jury has brought seven rape charges and four child pornography charges against a 22-year-old Chicago man.

The indictment. filed late Thursday. accuses Juan Miguel Otero of raping a girl between the ages of 13 and 16 in August and again earlier this month in Deadwood. Authorities say Otero was masquerading as a military recruiter to help lure his victim.