Latest "fake marine" stories

Woman who faked being cancer-stricken Marine gets 6 years in prison

A woman received a nearly six-year federal prison sentence for using stolen information to pose as a sick Marine and commit a “massive fraud scheme."

By Jonathan Lehrfeld

3 months ago

California man posing as a combat-injured Marine found guilty for receiving $195,000 in medical benefits

A California man who falsely claimed to be a combat-injured Marine with two Purple Hearts so he could receive medical and housing benefits was sentenced federal prison on Thursday.

By Jared Morgan

3 years ago