Posted on 01/28/2019 6:20:44 PM PST by Neil E. Wright
full title: He collected nearly $200K posing as a Vietnam vet with 2 Purple Hearts — but he never served
A Charleston, S.C. man collected nearly $200,000 in VA benefits over the past few years while listed as a Navy medic who received two Purple Hearts for his service in Vietnam.
But Keith R. Hudson, 70, was never in the military, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of South Carolina said Wednesday.
“This is a particularly awful type of white collar crime,” U.S. Attorney Sherri Lydon said in a news release. “Veteran health benefits are for those who served our nation in the military. The VA has limited numbers of physicians and resources.
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And the winner of the Richard Blumenthal Award is . . .
He did it twice. He is the type of scum who waaay probably protesting and spitting on our service members. Just disgusting
It should have been easy enough for someone to verify his claim.
Don’t they check to make sure the person is legit?
“I was in Sang Bang...Dang Gong. I was all over the place, baby, a lot of places, a lot of places.”
100 percent payment is between $3000 and $3500 annuity. He had a lot medical history no doubt. Maybe a gender change regimen?
I have heard about a guy in Cleveland who is a politically designed VA beneficiary due to DNC t ki es.
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