His victims were either in the US illegally or asylum seekers (otherwise they could have joined the real Army for real money), but just didn’t want to let this opportunity pass to let readers know about one more novel immigrant scam. Yesterday, it was the asylum applicant who was raped (well, maybe not so much) by the rich and powerful, here.
From the Los Angeles Times:
An El Monte man was sentenced to three years in state prison Wednesday in connection with a scheme to recruit 200 Chinese nationals and charge them for joining a phony Army Special Forces unit that he led as “supreme commander,” Los Angeles County prosecutors said.
Under the deal with prosecutors, Chinese national Yupeng “David” Deng pleaded guilty to three felony charges including false pretenses, manufacturing deceptive government documents and counterfeit of a government seal, said Jane Robison, spokeswoman for the Los Angeles County district attorney’s office. As part of his sentence, he will be required to pay restitution to the victims.
Separately, Deng pleaded guilty to one count of possession of child pornography stemming from a search warrant executed at his home in connection with the phony Army unit investigation.
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