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Veteran Of 2/506th Calls Out Fake Ranger At Oxford Valley Mall
A former Infantryman, Ryan Berk, from Easy Co 2/506 101st sent us this video of him calling out a fake Ranger at a local mall. This guy couldn't answer basic...
This guy was called out at a mall in PA by a vet.
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He claims he went to basic at Ft Jackson and is stationed at Ft Lewis, and claimed belonging to the Ranger's 2nd Battalion, versus going to basic at Ft Benning.
Rhetorically asking, is that battalion stationed at Ft Lewis in beautiful Seattle? I thought they all were at Ft Benning, as noted below he got that part right. This guy did his research to a point, but falls short when claiming he joined with a MOS of a driver but could not come up with the MOS code for that job.
Oddly enough other than the fact that he is big tub of goo. He almost looked like he could have gotten away with the ruse if it weren't for claiming the third combat badge and missing other items on his uniform.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOj07ClhEi8
EDIT:
He claims he went to basic at Ft Jackson and is stationed at Ft Lewis, and claimed belonging to the Ranger's 2nd Battalion, versus going to basic at Ft Benning.
Rhetorically asking, is that battalion stationed at Ft Lewis in beautiful Seattle? I thought they all were at Ft Benning, as noted below he got that part right. This guy did his research to a point, but falls short when claiming he joined with a MOS of a driver but could not come up with the MOS code for that job.
Oddly enough other than the fact that he is big tub of goo. He almost looked like he could have gotten away with the ruse if it weren't for claiming the third combat badge and missing other items on his uniform.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOj07ClhEi8
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Iraq/Afghanistan is the same conflict, no star awarded for multiple tours unless you were in Desert Storm
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Another faker and fraud.
Christopher Jordan Bailey; phony Marine defrauds banks
April 3, 2015
Christopher Jordan Bailey pleaded guilty to charges that he defrauded banks of nearly $300,000 pretending to be a farmer and a decorated, wounded Marine;
Christopher Jordan Bailey, 28, of Brentwood pleaded guilty Wednesday in U.S. District Court to charges of bank fraud, false statements on a loan application and what is known as “stolen valor” for claiming he was a U.S. Marine.
New Hampshire law enforcement became interested in Bailey in March 2014 after Jerry A. Bazata, commercial loan officer and a vice president at Newburyport Five Cents Savings Bank branch in Portsmouth, contacted police concerning $300,000 in fraudulent loans Bailey had obtained from the bank.
– See more at: http://www.unionleader.com/article/20150402/NEWS03/150409710&source=RSS#sthash.jdL0gOJ1.dpuf
From Sea Coast Online;
Further frauds attempted by Bailey were discovered by investigators at Citizen’s Bank and others, where Bailey allegedly used a counterfeit letter from the U.S. Department of Agriculture and an Equifax document. Bailey also allegedly claimed to be entering active duty in the U.S. Marine Corps when applying for a loan from Farm Credit East, backing his claim with yet another fraudulent letter. According to the Thursday press release, Bailey also claimed to have received a Purple Heart, Silver Star and combat action ribbon.
From the Concord Monitor;
Bailey also pleaded guilty to a charge of stolen valor for falsely claiming he had served in the U.S. Marines and had been awarded a Purple Heart and Silver Star to improve his odds of getting the loans.
He faces a maximum sentence of 30 years on the bank fraud and false statements convictions, and a year on the stolen valor count.
Because lying about their service isn’t their only crime…every time.
Christopher Jordan Bailey; phony Marine defrauds banks
April 3, 2015
Christopher Jordan Bailey pleaded guilty to charges that he defrauded banks of nearly $300,000 pretending to be a farmer and a decorated, wounded Marine;
Christopher Jordan Bailey, 28, of Brentwood pleaded guilty Wednesday in U.S. District Court to charges of bank fraud, false statements on a loan application and what is known as “stolen valor” for claiming he was a U.S. Marine.
New Hampshire law enforcement became interested in Bailey in March 2014 after Jerry A. Bazata, commercial loan officer and a vice president at Newburyport Five Cents Savings Bank branch in Portsmouth, contacted police concerning $300,000 in fraudulent loans Bailey had obtained from the bank.
– See more at: http://www.unionleader.com/article/20150402/NEWS03/150409710&source=RSS#sthash.jdL0gOJ1.dpuf
From Sea Coast Online;
Further frauds attempted by Bailey were discovered by investigators at Citizen’s Bank and others, where Bailey allegedly used a counterfeit letter from the U.S. Department of Agriculture and an Equifax document. Bailey also allegedly claimed to be entering active duty in the U.S. Marine Corps when applying for a loan from Farm Credit East, backing his claim with yet another fraudulent letter. According to the Thursday press release, Bailey also claimed to have received a Purple Heart, Silver Star and combat action ribbon.
From the Concord Monitor;
Bailey also pleaded guilty to a charge of stolen valor for falsely claiming he had served in the U.S. Marines and had been awarded a Purple Heart and Silver Star to improve his odds of getting the loans.
He faces a maximum sentence of 30 years on the bank fraud and false statements convictions, and a year on the stolen valor count.
Because lying about their service isn’t their only crime…every time.
Con artist admits he swindled NH banks by posing as combat veteran, farmer | New Hampshire
Christopher Jordan Bailey, 28, of Brentwood conned two banks out of nearly $300,000, pretending to be a farmer and an Iraqi and Afghanistan war veteran awarded a Purple Heart, Silver Star and combat action ribbon.
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Someone said this mall is in Langhorne. I'm guessing Oxford Valley Mall. That's only about 45 minutes or so from JB MDL...Fort Dix for us old timers.
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I have responded to similar threads and participated in conversations at work about this sort of thing. First, this fake fatty deserved any embarrassment he felt (and a lot more in my opinion). Second, I believe, that this faker's motivation was to try and get a couple of additional discounts on the already price cut merchandise on Black Friday. Third, I see with the constant call outs of these fools and their stolen valor, someone is going to finally do enough research to not be found out. AND that scares me.
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Although with today's social media and the rapid return of information I think it will be easier to debunk someones claim. They all seem to either one of two things. They either claim to have been awarded medals they didn't earn. Or they claim that they were some "snake eater." special ops type. Even if they do their research, there will wlays be holes in their stories that will be easily detectable to those who actually do or did what they claim.
The stolen valor sites will contact the VA or DOD through FOIA and usually that's where the buck stops.
The stolen valor sites will contact the VA or DOD through FOIA and usually that's where the buck stops.
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The guy who took the video got an interview on Fox News. Pretty cool.
http://www.funker530.com/combat-vet-that-called-out-fake-ranger-gets-national-spotlight/?utm_source=f530FB&utm_medium=fb&utm_content=share&utm_campaign=f530Q42014
http://www.funker530.com/combat-vet-that-called-out-fake-ranger-gets-national-spotlight/?utm_source=f530FB&utm_medium=fb&utm_content=share&utm_campaign=f530Q42014
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Watching all of these stolen valor videos makes me mad, watching this video of this guy posing as a Ranger infuriates me. Though I am a new Ranger and fresh to Ranger Regiment I still earned the right to be called a Ranger not this guy.
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The sad thing about this situation is the poor guy who was posing as a Ranger is mentally challenged.He couldn't get in the military due to it.He was simply trying to honor the uniform.However I believe someone should have stopped him before leaving his house and explained to him what he was doing was wrong.
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Lt Col (Join to see)
Hopefully this guy will learn his lesson the second time around. He was arrested before impersonating a cop. It definitely was not worth it at the end of the day for him. By reading some of the other sites he was fired from his job, which I believe was as a customer service rep for Direct Buy over this. He maybe facing charges if they can prove he received any discounts at retail establishments.
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I just read your posting looks like I posted about the same time. As for the threats I would hope no one on here would be doing that. As I find what he did as incorrect and needs to stop doing this stuff and deserves the admonishment threatening him is not a good idea. It is not becoming of the profession of arms to do so as is also illegal and can result in even more serious charges. I obviously posted this story on here, which I was surprised that I was the first to ring the bell on this site. I am not condoning in means what he did by this point hopefully this guy is already clued in by the severe attention he got.
My hope is that if his family indeed cares they will take all his military accouterments and garb and get rid of it and keep him from doing it in the future.
Edit:
I just read your posting looks like I posted about the same time. As for the threats I would hope no one on here would be doing that. As I find what he did as incorrect and needs to stop doing this stuff and deserves the admonishment threatening him is not a good idea. It is not becoming of the profession of arms to do so as is also illegal and can result in even more serious charges. I obviously posted this story on here, which I was surprised that I was the first to ring the bell on this site. I am not condoning in means what he did by this point hopefully this guy is already clued in by the severe attention he got.
My hope is that if his family indeed cares they will take all his military accouterments and garb and get rid of it and keep him from doing it in the future.
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Let me see your ID card. After that it's all about whoopin' time. Thank god for PTSD.
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