Stolen Valor: White supremacist - Navy pension fraud

White supremacist pleads guilty to Navy pension fraud

Aug. 23, 2011 - Self-proclaimed white supremacist August Kreis III, 56, pleaded guilty Tuesday to lying to Veterans Administration officials to get pension money he was not entitled to, prosecutors said.

He could face five years in prison and a fine of $250,000 the U.S. Attorney’s office in South Carolina said in a statement.

Kreis, a onetime resident of Lexington County, served for nine months in the Navy during the Vietnam War. Despite the short time of service and early discharge, Kreis was receiving what’s called an “improved pension” because of demonstrated need and because he served during wartime. A condition of the augmented pension program requires recipients to report all outside income.

Because of widely publicized comments made after the 9-11 attacks that he and his followers wished to join Al-Queda in its jihad against the U.S. government, he came under the scrutiny of federal law enforcement.

“Mr. Kreis has the first amendment right to make whatever statements he wants,” Assistant U.S. Attorney Dean Eilchelberger said. But it’s also fair to say that Kreis’ statements raised concerns about violations of federal law which resulted in increased scrutiny and a financial review, he added. read more>>>

Still playing catch up with wasn't done, on many issues, during the previous administration and especially with their do nothing but rubber stamp congresses{?}!
Remember the bush admin and his FBI have only been out of office a few years, just think also of that justice department then. One of the reasons that domestic extremist groups and mentality grew is because they didn't pursue these groups while in office, not going after possible domestic criminal terrorist types, unless someone did something then they refused to call it criminal domestic terrorism some in their so called base even praised the terrorist perps, all their terrorist are Muslim. This might have been on the record then but not gone after till the new administration and FBI leadership, thus brought out and investigated but not brought to trial as they watched what this scum bag was doing and who with.