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| Military Fake Nailed By Army Ranger |
| 2008-12-28 |
| As an Army Ranger who served two tours in Iraq and one in Afghanistan, Nick Ford thought there was something suspicious about the man seeking holiday donations for military families at Ford's local Stop & Shop. Paul K. Guilmain Jr. told shoppers that he was an Iraq veteran and National Guard member, but to Ford he didn't look like anyone who'd seen duty in years. The paunchy 44-year-old slouched, went hatless, and wore outdated woodland camouflage fatigues - the kind with the green, black, brown, and beige pattern, not the more modern design. The rank on his sleeve, corporal, didn't fit with his age. "It took every ounce of restraint not to rip this guy's face off," said Ford, who opted instead for friendliness and a discreet investigation. His sleuthing led to Guilmain's arrest on Christmas Eve at the Woburn Super Stop & Shop, near Ford's home. Guilmain, who lives in Lynn, was arraigned yesterday on charges that he posed as a representative of a national veterans organization and pocketed the money for himself. |
| Posted by:Anonymoose |
| #8 $500 Bail? What's the point of that? Either >$10k or nothing serves the purposes - seems the judges or Mass. law are confused, which is not surprising. |
| Posted by: Halliburton - Mysterious Conspiracy Division 2008-12-28 17:21 |
| #7 Felonies |
| Posted by: Frank G 2008-12-28 13:43 |
| #6 the 3 strikes rule usually just goes for violent crime and major drug convictions |
| Posted by: rabid whitetail 2008-12-28 13:05 |
| #5 |
| Posted by: GolfBravoUSMC 2008-12-28 11:05 |
| #4 Bright Pebbles, I don't think Massachusetts has any such law. Anyway, you really should recognize that based on his personal history (22 convictions, supposed need for medication, multiple aliases, inability to get $500 to post bail even from a bondsman, poor grammar), he is a true "victim" of society who just needs another chance to rectify all of the injustices thrown his way. |
| Posted by: Cornsilk Blondie 2008-12-28 09:48 |
| #3 Whatever happened to your 3 strikes and life rules? Society + this guy is less than Society without this guy. |
| Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2008-12-28 08:33 |
| #2 Outanding warrant in Salem eh? Well, you know what happens to witches and warlocks in Salem. Take him away. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2008-12-28 07:43 |
| #1 A spokesman for Stop & Shop said the chain employs a "fairly rigorous vetting process" for charity requests, but the policy would now be reviewed. Rigorous? Yeah, I believe it. |
| Posted by: gorb 2008-12-28 03:04 |