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These people chap my hide. There are so many worthy heroes out there that get no press or special treatment, and these morons run around stealing their glory.
A Cal Expo police officer was arrested by the FBI Friday on charges of falsely claiming he earned a Silver Star for gallantry in combat 18 years ago during Operation Desert Storm and then lying to FBI agents when confronted eight weeks ago.
Eric Gene Piotrowski, who is charged under the so-called Stolen Valor Act, made an initial appearance Friday before U.S. Magistrate Judge Dale A. Drozd, who ordered him released on a $10,000 unsecured bond.
Piotrowski, 41, bought the medal and certificate via the Internet in 2007, and created a citation on a personal computer, according to a sworn FBI affidavit in support of a criminal complaint.
The Marine veteran told family and friends he received the medal and certificate in the mail after requesting a copy of his military records, FBI Special Agent Mark Burgeson wrote in the affidavit.
Read the rest at the Sacramento Bee.
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Lisa: I also met him on Are You Interested... and got the poems :-) If
BPT (Australia)
You raise some good points.
I have nothing against the media reporting on fake con artists, because there are always some bad eggs in the police force. But most cops do an excellent job and I hardly ever hear about it. If this guy were a liberal professor, we wouldn’t hear about it (my guess).
I just wish the Sacramento Bee libs would focus on your great marines and cops more.
Mary
Hey well, at least someone has arrested this guy.
Santiago
BPT, and, of course, all rightwing nuts are piping up loud and clear about the commuted fiasco invovling Huckabee….point being, this ex-cop’s bad deed is being reported because he is a liar and a fraud.