Fake Marine convicted of claiming Purple Heart for $140,000 in VA benefits

Mikhail Robin Wicker spent years claiming to be a Marine and Iraq War veteran, helping himself to extensive veterans care.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Marine Corps veteran who faked blindness to embezzle $880,000 in disability gets probation

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. ST. LOUIS — A U.S. Marine Corps veteran received probation Wednesday for disability fraud stemming from false claims that he was ...
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Greensboro, North Carolina Marine veteran with PTSD granted full disability after 5-year battle

GREENSBORO, N.C. — After five long years of appeals and denials, a North Carolina Marine Corps veteran has finally been granted full disability benefits from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs ...

Minnesotan found guilt of posing as wounded POW and reaping $146K in benefits

Jurors on Friday convicted a Minnesota man of collecting $146,000 in federal benefits by falsely claiming to be a decorated Marine Corps veteran who was wounded in action, captured and tortured in ...