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Offline rangerrebew

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Veteran pretending to be paralyzed got $750K in disability — but he could walk, feds say
« on: October 31, 2024, 01:07:36 pm »
Veteran pretending to be paralyzed got $750K in disability — but he could walk, feds say
October 18, 2024


Julia Marnin
Merced Sun-Star (Merced, Calif.)
(TNS)

A U.S. Army veteran would use a wheelchair while attending VA medical center appointments as part of a scheme in which he pretended to be paralyzed to steal more than $750,000 in disability benefits, according to federal prosecutors.

For more than two years, federal agents investigated William Rich and saw him standing before and after his medical center visits, walking, using the stairs, lifting, bending, and carrying items without a wheelchair, prosecutors said.

On his social media accounts, Rich was seen working out in videos of him lifting weights and standing in a photo he had taken of himself at a gym, according to prosecutors.

https://popularmilitary.com/veteran-pretending-to-be-paralyzed-got-750k-in-disability-but-he-could-walk-feds-say/
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Re: Veteran pretending to be paralyzed got $750K in disability — but he could walk, feds say
« Reply #1 on: October 31, 2024, 01:08:49 pm »
For which political office do democrats plan to run him in 2026? :tongue2:
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Re: Veteran pretending to be paralyzed got $750K in disability — but he could walk, feds say
« Reply #2 on: October 31, 2024, 01:13:28 pm »

" I can walk!!!"
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Re: Veteran pretending to be paralyzed got $750K in disability — but he could walk, feds say
« Reply #3 on: October 31, 2024, 01:31:42 pm »
Quote from: andy58-in-nh on October 31, 2024, 01:13:28 pm

" I can walk!!!"

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Re: Veteran pretending to be paralyzed got $750K in disability — but he could walk, feds say
« Reply #4 on: November 01, 2024, 07:53:41 am »
When a person is paralyzed, the muscles commonly atrophy from disuse. If someone is just in the chair for show, there will be indicators that they have actively used their muscles, a retention of muscle tone, and an absence of pressure sores, all things that would be evident from a serious medical examination. Any long term scam should be evident.
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