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| Subject: Busted: Former soldier charged with stealing $250,000 in benefits Thu Jan 29, 2015 11:48 pm | |
| A former Idaho National Guard soldier who is also an official in the Washington city of Snoqualmie has been indicted on charges that he lied his way to a Purple Heart and more than $250,000 in government benefits. Investigators wrote that in claims for benefits, Darryl Lee Wright said that because of an injury suffered in Iraq, he was unable to tie his shoes, prepare meals or pay attention to anything for more than five to 10 seconds. In reality, he's the chairman of the planning commission in Snoqualmie, a former City Council candidate, a high school basketball coach and a rec league basketball player, according to an indictment unsealed in federal court in Tacoma. Some of the money was spent on homes, cars, travel and a country club membership, the U.S. attorney's office said.
http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/former-soldier-charged-stealing-250000-benefits |
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