Paul Schroeder Sentenced To 30 Days In Prison For Altering His DD214

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Paul Schroeder Sentenced To 30 Days In Prison For Altering His DD214

Posted on December 3, 2012 by Bulldog1




Paul Schroeder, of Houston Texas, was indicted back in July for altering his DD214 and making himself a war hero. He also used the fake 214 to get a job as a PTSD Counselor as well as special tags from the state of Texas.

He altered it to say he had the following:

Bronze Star (3 separate awards)

Purple Heart (2 separate medals)

Meritorious Service Medal (2 awards)

Combat Infantryman’s Badge

The DD-214 also details several Special Forces qualifications and missions.

Here is the indictment :

According to Military.com:

He presented the forged document to the Houston Police Department and used it to receive Silver Star license plates from the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles, said HPD Capt. Gregory Fremin.


Police turned the DD-214 over to FBI agents, who opened an investigation, Fremin said.


For years, Schroeder had portrayed himself as a highly decorated Special Forces sergeant first class who suffered from PTSD after serving in combat in Iraq, Afghanistan, Africa and Central and South America. But Army records show that Schroeder really spent 10 years as a military policeman stationed in New York, Panama and Texas. He left the Army as a sergeant in February 2001, before the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan even started.


After an investigation, it was found he was a Veteran, but served as an MP and never left the country for any type of combat.

But in my opinion the worst part of this story is that Schroeder played a high-profile role in Houston’s veteran community as the former director of counseling at PTSD Foundation of America, a local nonprofit. He mentored veterans suffering with post-traumatic stress disorder and led group therapy sessions at churches, community colleges and the Star of Hope Mission. He also lectured at the Houston Police Academy as part of a post-traumatic stress awareness program for officers and cadets.


But as of today he has been sentenced to 30 days in prison for “unlawfully possessing and exhibiting a certificate of discharge from the military, knowing the same to be forged, counterfeited, or falsely altered.” Which in my opinion is not enough since not only did he forge the document, but he hurt a lot of Veterans by trying to help with something he knows nothing about!

So a word to the wise to those of you that want to make some pen and ink changes to your DD214, it is illegal and you can be prosecuted!

Here is a link to the original story from Military.com when he was
indicted:Former PTSD Advisor Charged With Bogus Records

http://guardianofvalor.com/paul-schr...ing-his-dd214/

[STYCK]

Just another "WANNA BE"......

[reconeil]

"30 Days In Prison"? That's all low-lifes get....
for fraudulently doctoring a federal document for great recognition
and financial gain, while also belittling the awards given TRUE Heroes?

That's just not right.

Neil

[STYCK]

I doubt it would ever happen...but when these people having never being in ANYKIND of uniform are caught...30 days would be fine...but it should be done in a brig or a military prison...not 30 days in the "county lock up"

The above would also suffice for those who wear medals they never earned...let alone never having been in the military..

[DMZ-LT]

Remember Shamwow ?

[sfc_darrel]

Senate passes revised Stolen Valor Act

By Rick Maze - Staff writer
Posted : Monday Dec 3, 2012

The Senate moved Monday to make sure nobody profits from lying about being a military hero.

The Stolen Valor Act of 2012, sponsored by decorated Vietnam War veteran Sen. Jim Webb, D-Va., passed the Senate as an amendment to the 2013 defense authorization bill.

Webb’s proposal makes it a federal crime to make a false claim about having served in the military or having received a military decoration if the object of the lie is personal gain.


Related reading
9/13: House approves new Stolen Valor bill
6/28: Supreme Court rejects Stolen Valor, suggests rewrite

Those caught lying for personal gain or for a tangible benefit would face a fine of up to $10,000 and up to six months imprisonment.

This could mean lying to get a job, either for the government or private sector, running for political office, trying to effect the outcome of a civil or criminal court case or getting an appointment to an executive position at a non-profit organization, under terms of Webb’s legislation.

Because people who serve in the military are held in great respect, lies about military service are especially harmful, the bill says. Employers often hire veterans ahead of others, the public often elects veterans, the government sets aside contracts for veterans and people who serve are held in great respect, especially for those who have received awards for valor, the bill says.

“False claims of military service or military heroism are an especially noxious means of obtaining something of value because they are particularly likely to cause a tangible harm to victims of fraud,” the amendment says in its findings.

The Senate-passed amendment, now part of S. 3254, is far from the final work on the bill.

The House of Representatives has its own Stolen Valor legislation, HR 1775, sponsored by Rep. Joe Heck, R-Va., (Joe Heck, R-Nevada) that also would reinstate criminal penalties for lying about military service and military awards that were struck down by the Supreme Court on free speech grounds.

Hecks’ bill, passed by the House in September, covering only false claims related to specific awards. It covers the Medal of Honor, Distinguished Service Cross, Navy Cross, Air Force Cross, Silver Star and Purple Heart. Also covered would be campaign badges, including the Combat Infantryman’s Badge, the Combat Action Badge, the Combat Medical Badge, Combat Action Ribbon and Combat Action Medal.

The penalty is tougher under the House bill, with up to one year in prison.

Like Webb’s measure, Heck’s bill makes it a crime if the false claim is done “with the intent to obtain money, property or other tangible benefit.” The Senate measure describes examples of a tangible benefit or personal gain.

The House bill does not.

http://www.armytimes.com/news/2012/12/military-senate-passes-revised-stolen-valor-act-120312/

[reconeil]

GOOD,...and it's about time.

Neil