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Marine Corps Vet From NJ Admits Defrauding VA Out Of $119,000, Threatening Agent Marine Corps Vet From NJ Admits Defrauding VA Out Of $119,000, Threatening Agent
Marine Corps Vet From NJ Admits Defrauding VA Out Of $119,000, Threatening Agent A U.S. Marine Corps veteran from New Jersey admitted that he threatened to harm a federal agent after defrauding the VA out of $118,979 in disability benefits, authorities said. Kamil Wakulik, 38, lied when he claimed that he'd suffered PTSD from active-duty service that included having to recover human remains following natural disasters in the Philippines and Thailand, U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Philip R. Sellinger said. Wakulik, who lives in the Morris County community of Long Valley and was in the Corps from 2003 to 2007, wasn't involved in such operations, the U.S. attorney said. Ba…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Chain Reaction Crash Kills MD Sheriff's Deputy On Way Home From Police Academy Chain Reaction Crash Kills MD Sheriff's Deputy On Way Home From Police Academy
Chain Reaction Crash Kills MD Sheriff's Deputy On Way Home From Police Academy A sheriff's deputy in Maryland and former US Marine was killed in a three-vehicle chain-reaction crash that started when he rear-ended a tractor-trailer on his way to attend a family member’s graduation, state police announced. Garrett County Sheriff's Deputy Corey Douglas McElroy, 31, of Friendsville, was pronounced dead early on Wednesday morning at an area hospital after being involved in a crash while traveling in an unmarked departmental vehicle in Allegany County. Troopers from the Maryland State Police Cumberland Barrack responded shortly before 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 20 to a st…

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by Zak Failla
Obituaries
Former US Marine, Police Officer, Sheriff's Sergeant Dies In Maryland Former US Marine, Police Officer, Sheriff's Sergeant Dies In Maryland
Former US Marine, Police Officer, Sheriff's Sergeant Dies In Maryland A former US Marine and longtime police officer in Maryland died on Thursday, Sept. 1 at the Charlotte Hall Veterans Home, the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office announced. Sgt. George Kramer, who had a lengthy law career in Prince George’s and St. Mary’s counties reportedly passed away peacefully at the Veterans Home, according to Sheriff Tim Cameron. Prior to his time in St. Mary’s County, Kramer served in the US Marine Corps and worked as a police officer in Prince George’s County before joining the sheriff’s office in June of 1977. While serving in St. Mary’s County, Kramer served as th…

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by Zak Failla
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Fugitive Dubbed 'Real-Life Tony Soprano' Couldn't Hide From The Law, Even In Death Fugitive Dubbed 'Real-Life Tony Soprano' Couldn't Hide From The Law, Even In Death
Fugitive Dubbed 'Real-Life Tony Soprano' Couldn't Hide From The Law, Even In Death He was considered one of the last of the old-time mobsters, a "real-life Tony Soprano" listed as one of New Jersey's most wanted fugitives. Even six feet under, though, Tony Mota couldn't evade his pursuers. After eluding capture for nearly 25 years for a gruesome murder committed in Hudson County, Anthony Mota was found buried in the country where he was born, the Dominican Republic. Mota had been collecting debts for high-level Colombian drug dealers in New York City when he and a group of accomplices abducted a Queens man on Dec. 13, 1997, authorities said. The victim, 38-year-old …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Naval Academy ID's Annapolis Midshipman Who Died In Philadelphia Surrounded By Family Naval Academy ID's Annapolis Midshipman Who Died In Philadelphia Surrounded By Family
Naval Academy ID's Annapolis Midshipman Who Died In Philadelphia Surrounded By Family The Naval Academy has identified the Annapolis midshipman who died while on leave in Philadelphia. Taylor Connors, a 24-year-old Pleasant View, Utah native, died Tuesday, June 7, with family by his bedside, the US Naval Academy said. “Our Naval Academy community is mourning a tragic loss this week of a life taken far too soon – Midshipman Taylor Connors honorably served his nation as a Marine and as a midshipman,” said Vice Adm. Sean Buck, 63rd Superintendent, U.S. Naval Academy.  Connors attended Utah Military Academy where he attained the rank of group commander, responsib…

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