Stolen Valor Scandals

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  • Bill HaydenBill HaydenCounty Commissioner [R-NJ]
       
    Tax Fraud, Stolen Valor
    7/15/25
    Illegally claimed a $6k federal tax deduction by falsely claiming he was a combat veteran who served in the Navy SEALs
    According to charging documents filed by state officials
  • Troy NehlsTroy NehlsU.S. Representative [R]Twitter iconFacebook iconTruthSocial icon244k
    Twitter iconFacebook iconTruthSocial icon244kMAGA Enthusiast
    Stolen Valor
    5/06/24
    Continued to prominently wear a military honor pin for that he didn’t earn and was awarded to him by mistake even after the military revoked the honor
    According to an exclusive report by CBS News
  • Tim SheehyTim SheehyU.S. Senator [R-MT]
       
    Stolen Valor
    4/06/24
    Reportedly lied about being shot during his deployment in Afghanistan when in reality he accidentally shot himself in the arm in a federal park
    According to park ranger Kim Peach who claimed Sheehy personally told him that he shot himself in the arm and a former Navy SEAL who deployed to Afghanistan with Sheehy who claimed he knew nothing about him getting shot during their deployment
  • J.R. MajewskiJ.R. MajewskiFmr. U.S. Rep NomineeTwitter iconFacebook iconInstagram iconTruthSocial iconGab icon142k
    Twitter iconFacebook iconInstagram iconTruthSocial iconGab icon142kEndorsed by Trump
    Stolen Valor
    9/28/22
    Falsely claimed he was a combat veteran who served under "tough" conditions in the Afghanistan War, but military records show he never actually deployed to Afghanistan and instead spent six months loading planes on a military base in Qatar over 1,000 miles away from the fighting
    According to military records obtained by The Associated Press