bobdina
11-19-2009, 11:31 AM
Alleged Marine impostor pleads not guilty
The Associated Press
Posted : Tuesday Nov 17, 2009 15:55:22 EST
DENVER — A man who brought attention to homeless veterans in Colorado Springs has pleaded not guilty to charges of lying about being a decorated veteran.
Thirty-two-year-old Richard Glen Strandlof faces five federal misdemeanor counts under the Stolen Valor Act, which makes it illegal to make false claims of having military decorations. He was in court Monday.
Investigators say Strandlof claimed he was a Marine captain named Rick Duncan who had lost four men under his command in an attack in Iraq, was wounded there, and earned a Purple Heart and a Silver Star.
Strandlof later allegedly told an investigator he never served in the military.
The Associated Press
Posted : Tuesday Nov 17, 2009 15:55:22 EST
DENVER — A man who brought attention to homeless veterans in Colorado Springs has pleaded not guilty to charges of lying about being a decorated veteran.
Thirty-two-year-old Richard Glen Strandlof faces five federal misdemeanor counts under the Stolen Valor Act, which makes it illegal to make false claims of having military decorations. He was in court Monday.
Investigators say Strandlof claimed he was a Marine captain named Rick Duncan who had lost four men under his command in an attack in Iraq, was wounded there, and earned a Purple Heart and a Silver Star.
Strandlof later allegedly told an investigator he never served in the military.