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Man gets 2 years probation posing as Marine
The Associated Press
Posted : Wednesday Apr 11, 2007 6:06:00 EDT
Posted : Wednesday Apr 11, 2007 6:06:00 EDT
ST. LOUIS — A St. Louis man who posed as a Marine and wore military medals not awarded to him was sentenced to two years of probation Tuesday on a federal charge.
Michael Gerald Weilbacher, 48, also will serve 120 hours of community service at a military organization and pay a $3,000 fine. He pleaded guilty Feb. 1.
Weilbacher joined the South St. Louis Detachment of the Marine Corps League by representing that he had been honorably discharged from the Marines, U.S. Attorney Catherine Hanaway said. He appeared at the U.S. Marine Corps Ball on Nov. 11 wearing several medals and decorations, including the Navy Cross, the Marine Corps’ second-highest medal.
Several people who were there contacted the FBI, suspecting Weilbacher was not authorized to wear the medals. In his plea, he admitted he had never been a Marine and had not been awarded the Navy Cross.
The original charge against Weilbacher was a misdemeanor. After he was charged, Congress passed the Stolen Valor Act, making the crime a felony.
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