MOH faker to be sentenced Thursday

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An attorney says Richard David McClanahan, 29, pleaded guilty Aug. 9 to bank fraud and falsely claiming a Medal of Honor. He faces up to 31 years in prison.


MOH faker to be sentenced Thursday
By Michelle Tan - Staff writer
Posted : Monday Oct 29, 2007 17:21:56 EDT

A former soldier who pleaded guilty to felony bank fraud and two misdemeanor counts of falsely claiming military awards or decorations – including the Medal of Honor – will be sentenced Thursday in federal court.

Richard David McClanahan pleaded guilty Aug. 9 to two of the three charges against him.

McClanahan, 29, admitted to committing bank fraud and falsely claiming a Medal of Honor, Christy Drake, the assistant U.S. attorney in Amarillo, Texas, has said.

As part of the plea agreement, she said, the prosecution dropped the other charge against McClanahan, in which he was accused of falsely claiming he had three Silver Stars, three Purple Hearts and the Legion of Merit.

The bank fraud charge carries up to 30 years in prison, while the maximum sentence for the Medal of Honor charge is one year in prison.

McClanahan entered his guilty plea during a 20-minute hearing in U.S. District Court in Amarillo in front of federal district Judge Mary Lou Robinson.


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