Marine charged with faking war wounds

Postby BigDogBuford » October 19th, 2009, 4:26 pm

What a jerk!

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091019/ap_ ... _hero_hoax


Marine to plead guilty in fake heroism case
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In this July 22, 2008 photo, U.S. Marine Sgt. David Budwah, right, along with AP – In this July 22, 2008 photo, U.S. Marine Sgt. David Budwah, right, along with Marine Corp League Chaplain …

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HAGERSTOWN, Md. – A Marine sergeant charged with faking battle injuries to get freebies intended for wounded warriors will plead guilty, a Marine Corps spokeswoman said Monday.

Sgt. David W. Budwah, 34, of Springhill, La., will enter the plea at a court-martial hearing Wednesday at the Marine Corps Base in Quantico, Va., 1st Lt. Joy Crabaugh wrote in an e-mail.

Crabaugh wouldn't say what offenses Budwah will acknowledge. "That will all be addressed Wednesday," she wrote.

Budwah faces eight counts, including making false official statements, malingering, misconduct and larceny. They carry combined penalties of up to 31 1/2 years in prison and a dishonorable discharge.

Prosecutor Marine Capt. Thomas Liu declined to disclose terms of the plea agreement.

Neither Budwah nor his lawyer, Marine Capt. Kelly Repair, returned calls from The Associated Press.

Budwah is accused of bluffing his way into 33 events last year, including six rock concerts, two Washington Nationals baseball games, a Washington Redskins football game and a World Wrestling Entertainment "Monday Night Raw" show. Sponsored by various civilian groups, the events often included special recognition of injured service members in attendance.

Budwah also is alleged to have worn eight unearned medals and decorations on his uniform, including bronze-star campaign medals from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Other unauthorized decorations included a humanitarian service medal denoting work on the 2004 tsunami relief effort, the government has said.

Budwah claimed in a speech to young boys at an American Legion camp near Sabillasville in July 2008 to have been wounded in Afghanistan when he dove on a homemade grenade to shield a buddy from the blast — a false story, the government contends.

Instead, Budwah was with a radio communications unit in Okinawa, Japan, from early 2000 to early 2006, and then at Quantico, the Marines have said.

The government claims he faked post-traumatic stress disorder in July 2008 in hopes of leaving service early and was sent to the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, where he began bluffing his way into wounded-warrior events.
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Postby Marinepits » October 19th, 2009, 5:29 pm

He's going to jail for a long, long time.
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Postby Malli » October 20th, 2009, 4:10 am

I don't even get stuff like this. For what? It's not like you wouldn't think about how you got whatever you got...
And chancing 31 years in jail!? For what, a couple of free shows or meals :|

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Postby iluvk9 » October 20th, 2009, 6:31 am

The man is mentally ill. Sadly, there are many psychopaths "functioning" out there among us, and you don't realize it until they get "caught" and you get the pieces to the puzzle. Some are very skilled like Bernard Madoff.
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