Ex-vets Rep to Admit War Record Phony

[unhappycamper]

Ex-vets Rep to Admit War Record Phony
November 26, 2009
Philadelphia Inquirer

A former official with the New Jersey Department of Military and Veterans Affairs is expected to plead guilty on Nov. 30 for falsifying information to receive military tax exemptions, officials said yesterday.

William Devereaux, 64, of Laurel Springs, was arrested a year ago and accused of grossly embellishing his Vietnam military experience and lying about war wounds in order to collect disability benefits and the tax exemptions, authorities have said.

He was director of veterans programs for the state Department of Military and Veterans Affairs at the time of his arrest.

Devereaux has agreed to plead guilty on a theft charge related to his property taxes, a spokesman for the Camden County Prosecutor's Office said today.

He could not elaborate on details of the plea agreement, which potentially could be withdrawn before Devereaux's hearing in Superior Court on Monday morning.


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[old mark]

1. I am sure he is just one of many. Rec.

Thanks for this post.

mark

[tabasco]

2. We have phony vets here on DU, too.

Right-wing astroturfers, primarily.