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"He lied about his military service, his medals, his war wounds.
He spun the tales for anyone who'd listen, from curious college students to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
But Charles Chester Kaczmarczyk hesitated when the time came to tell the truth Friday.
"Are you pleading guilty because you are guilty?" U.S. District Judge Thomas Phillips asked.
Kaczmarczyk hesitated, mumbled and looked at his lawyer before answering.
"Yes, your honor," he said.
Kaczmarczyk, 58, pleaded guilty to Social Security fraud, conspiracy to steal public money and two counts of stealing public money. Federal prosecutors said the Air Force veteran, who barely left U.S. shores and never saw a day of combat, swindled the government out of nearly half a million dollars in disability benefits with his lies."
"He lied about his military service, his medals, his war wounds.
He spun the tales for anyone who'd listen, from curious college students to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
But Charles Chester Kaczmarczyk hesitated when the time came to tell the truth Friday.
"Are you pleading guilty because you are guilty?" U.S. District Judge Thomas Phillips asked.
Kaczmarczyk hesitated, mumbled and looked at his lawyer before answering.
"Yes, your honor," he said.
Kaczmarczyk, 58, pleaded guilty to Social Security fraud, conspiracy to steal public money and two counts of stealing public money. Federal prosecutors said the Air Force veteran, who barely left U.S. shores and never saw a day of combat, swindled the government out of nearly half a million dollars in disability benefits with his lies."