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>>Fake<< U.S. Army Unit (GreenCard Promise)

So this chinese guy ;) creates a fake army unit recruiting asians promising them that they'll eventually get a US Green Card

of course training, enrollment, etc fees apply

he even took them on training missions and marched in parades

the thing is this fake unit, base, camp etc.. were IN the USA (California)

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This Army Unit Was Bogus, Prosecutors Charge
By IAN LOVETT
Published: April 13, 2011

LOS ANGELES — To the Chinese immigrants he recruited, Yupeng Deng was known as Supreme Commander. He offered them United States Army uniforms, conducted training exercises on Sundays, led marches in municipal parades and promised a path toward American citizenship.

The uniforms were real, but Mr. Deng’s U.S. Army/Military Special Forces Reserve unit was a sham, the authorities said.

On Wednesday, Mr. Deng, 51, was arraigned in Los Angeles County Court on 13 felony charges related to the fake military operation, which concentrated on Chinese immigrants, eager to become American citizens, in the San Gabriel Valley, east of Los Angeles.

More than 100 immigrants paid upwards of $300 to join the bogus unit, the authorities said, and $120 to renew their memberships each year. In addition, recruits could increase their rank with additional cash donations to Mr. Deng, according to the Los Angeles County district attorney’s office, which is prosecuting the case.

To entice recruits, Mr. Deng also set up an office decorated to look like a real military recruiting office. Once they had paid, he provided gear bought from army surplus stores and identification cards made to look like military ID’s, which Mr. Deng said they could use to get out of traffic tickets, said Laura Eimiller, a public affairs specialist with the Federal Bureau of Investigation in Los Angeles.

Despite its lack of affiliation with the Army, the unit became a well-known presence in the San Gabriel Valley. The group has marched in city parades in Monterey Park for the last two years, and also took a tour of the U.S.S. Midway Museum in San Diego, dressed in military uniforms.

Daniel Deng, a lawyer who is representing Yupeng Deng but is not related to him, said the group was set up to help Chinese immigrants assimilate into American society.

“When you apply for American citizenship, you have to show you’re a person of good moral character,” Daniel Deng said. “The group had nothing to do with the military. It was for people who wanted to train to apply for the military.”

A group called Special Forces Reserve has been registered as a nonprofit in California since 2009.

The authorities, however, said that members of the group thought their unit was affiliated with the American military. Ms. Eimiller said the F.B.I. began investigating the fake unit in 2008, after the police reported that members were producing counterfeit military ID’s at traffic stops. Members also began showing up at real Army offices to pay renewal fees, instead of paying the fees directly to Mr. Deng, she said.

Joaquin Lim, a city councilman from Walnut who served in the military, said the group had seemed suspicious for years, with unkempt, ill-fitting uniforms.

“There were typos and misspellings on the ID card, so I knew there was something wrong,” Mr. Lim said.

When investigators searched Mr. Deng’s residence, they also found evidence of child pornography on his home computer. He will be arraigned in that case next week. If Mr. Deng is convicted on all the charges, he could face more than 11 years in prison.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/14/us/14scam.html

I doubt the US takes this shit lightly.
Which is why his bail is $500k

ZING!!!!! america got :troll:

Wow, wonder if they have gun training as well. It will be wierd if u have joined the military for 2 year but never held a gun.
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Ms. Eimiller said the F.B.I. began investigating the fake unit in 2008

They started investigating in 2008 and made their arrest in 2011??
Does it really take 3 years to investigate a fake military unit??

Also, $300 fee + $120/yr seems awfully little amount of money...especially if he has to rent a place and buy all the equipments

yeah the supposed fees sound ridiculously low especially to keep up appearances etc

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Originally Posted by Ferra (Post 7391809)

Also, $300 fee + $120/yr seems awfully little amount of money...especially if he has to rent a place and buy all the equipments

Based on the news story, he probably used his "organization" as a personal expense account of some sort, or rather, whatever a Chinese guy can think of to cheat the system.

That and operational costs in the San Gabriel Valley are quite low.

it took the FBI 3 years to gather enough evidence to prosecute this dumbass? what?!

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Originally Posted by q0192837465 (Post 7391803)

Wow, wonder if they have gun training as well. It will be wierd if u have joined the military for 2 year but never held a gun.
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Big difference between gun training and rifle training. One is for fighting, one is for...

:fullofwin:

Spoiler!

Of course its faked by someone Chinese lol.

i like how you can go from a private to a captain for extra cash.

hellz yah

$ amount of money scammed is nothing compared to years of investigation they took lmao.

Supreme Commander? :fullofwin:

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Originally Posted by bloodmack (Post 7391996)

Of course its faked by someone Chinese lol.

Yep, not surprised at all.

Mark my words, the Chinese will be the first to clone humans since actual people are the only things they have not knocked-off, yet.

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Originally Posted by white_guilt (Post 7392402)

Mark my words, the Chinese will be the first to clone humans since actual people are the only things they have not knocked-off, yet.

more like westerners develop the technology first, then china copy's it and profits.

haha seems about right

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Originally Posted by white_guilt (Post 7392402)

Mark my words, the Chinese will be the first to clone humans since actual people are the only things they have not knocked-off, yet.

well china is far ahead in stem cell research(since bush banned it) and its estimated that China will lead in scientific research within the next 2years (they are currently 2nd)

so i wouldnt be surprised if thwy wwre the first, knowing what i just mentioned + china has more funds to peovide for research (although if i recall its believed to have already happened)
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Technically he can be tried as a terrorist because he trained a non-US affiliated (officially affiliated, that is) military group on US soil.

The recruits are partially to blame as well. How do they go for years not realizing that

1) They're not being trained in any official capacity on a REAL military base
2) They're not handling official military equipment
3) They're not being given military health care at the VA hospital
4) They can pay to increase their rank and show their military ID when they break the law.

I know that these guys were immigrants and may not know the customs of the USA but come on, at some point you have to realize that something isn't right.

LOL! I like how they continue to still have spelling mistakes on the counterfeit ID cards

“There were typos and misspellings on the ID card, so I knew there was something wrong,” Mr. Lim said

$500K bail ahha damn