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PROVIDENCE – The former North Kingstown VFW commander caught in a "stolen valor" case, posing as a seriously ill Marine veteran and scamming more than $250,000 from charity groups, is seeking to ...
United States v. Alvarez, 567 U.S. 709 (2012), is a landmark decision in which the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that the Stolen Valor Act of 2005 was unconstitutional. The Stolen Valor Act of 2005 was a federal law that criminalized false statements about having a military medal.
Derek Robert Hamm pretended to be a decorated military veteran to trick and defraud investors, according to the Department of Justice.
More: RI woman in 'stolen valor' fraud case sentenced to prison. Here's how long she'll serve. Victims include Wounded Warrior Project. In March, ...
"As such, the Stolen Valor Act is an unconstitutional restraint on the freedom of speech." [19] On July 16, 2010, a federal judge in Denver ruled the Stolen Valor Act is "facially unconstitutional" because it violates free speech and dismissed the criminal case against Strandlof who lied about being an Iraq war veteran. [20]
The Stolen Valor Act of 2013 (Pub. L. 113–12 (text); H.R. 258) is a United States federal law that was passed by the 113th United States Congress.The law amends the federal criminal code to make it a crime for a person to fraudulently claim having received a valor award specified in the Act, with the intention of obtaining money, property, or other tangible benefit by convincing another that ...
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In its decision to strike down the Stolen Valor Act, the Supreme Court suggested such a database be created. [1] As recently as 5 July 2012, military officials continued to maintain that such a database would be impractical, but five days later on July 10, officials announced they were considering the idea. [1]