Sarah Cavanaugh, 32, pleaded guilty last summer to four counts of wire fraud, aggravated identity theft, forged military discharge certificates, and fraudulent use of military medals.
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Despicable woman.
The USA seems like a sitcom that had a great start but starts getting more and more convoluted.
We should have a special FBI team that goes nationwide, investigates cases of stolen valor and prosecute and jail the offenders. Right now as a Veteran if you say anything to them, they just get indignant, tell you where to stuff it and the local police won't do anything.
Let that stigma of being a con-woman liar be her gift for others to see
Great. Lies of lies. She is only ashamed because she has been revealed.
stupid thing to do,
I am a disabled Cold War Navy Veteran 82 to 88 AZ2 VS-41 and VS-33 two west pacs one on the USS Ranger CV-61 Jul 83 to Feb 84 #4 engine room caught on fire and burned for 12 hours 6 died 48 hurt and she will never know the feeling of walking by the gurney with a blanket over it with boot's sticking out , one sight I will never forget and the USS Kitty Hawk CV-63 1985 cruise .. I know the feeling of loss I know the feeling of pain and this little girl better not cross my path …
This type of crime is seldom prosecuted. By giving this person the maximum sentence, the federal court made an example of her. GOOD FOR THEM!
If more courts would follow suit with sentences like this, perhaps these bottom feeders would realize that we will not tolerate these crimes. The only thing that could have been done, was to also sentenced her to community service with our true hero's, our disabled veterans. This would provide justice for those who actually served, and sacrificed so much for our republic.
Now if we could just get judges to make examples of criminals for all crimes, rather than a slap on their wrists, and a slap to our faces, perhaps our country could become a safer place for the honest citizens, and crime would begin to decrease.
Bruce Jolly
US Navy – 1972 to 1975
Disabled
Dumb crime
Dave Canterbury committed STOLEN VALOR and he got a T.V. show, a free pass and a booming business…only in AMERICA.
Awesome to see our justice system at work.
Enjoy bednobs and broomsticks. 😂😂😂LOSER.
Excellent.
BS. Ashamed because she was caught.
She can rebuild her life… in SIX YEARS.
Awesome. They need to crack down on things like this.
That is stupid. Most rapists and 2nd degree murder dont get that long in jail. One year is long enough.
She just wanted what the military gets: Free everything.
Stolen Valor?!
Sara SCOOTER.
Fake Irish wannabe, and no longer a 'pureblood'.
She had better hope she doesn't run into real Marines lol
BS shes only sorry she was caught and she wants the chance to rebuild her life? what about those that got scammed by her. let her rot.
She’s ashamed she got caught.
I like this Judge, I doubt ANY real veterans in prison will like her much. She has a long time to think about it.
so now you can be in prison to help you "meditate" over your guilt and shame over your crime. 70 months for meditation and solitude. Good for the soul. God bless you (hehehe).
It's interesting, isnt it? She's obviously a scumbag and deserves the sentence, but there sits George Santos, unmolested by the DOJ and collecting a salary!
From a Veteran: I Hope Time Slows Down, Once The Doors Slam Shut on you. You're A Liar! I have Had Such A Difficult Road Dealing With The V.A. Probably Not Helped…By People Like You Sucking Resources away from real Veterans, who need them.
Come on… where's that deadbeat going to come up with $300,000? Might as well kiss that money goodbye.
Not a veteran here and for some reason (irony or sarcasm) I'm totally okay saying that. How hard is that. I didn't serve (tried, but an L5-S1 fusion kicked me out of the running) but I will definitely give any vet any help they would need on the spot. Never once did I ever think "Oh I'm going to lie and see what benefits I could get!". Even if I felt the urge there is something called the internet. She is beyond stupid and I hope she learned a lesson and can recover her life.
Guy found with a illegal gun and fired it off in a hood gets 10 month's drug dealer who put some one in the hospital 12 months yup love it but again soft on crime and as for this clown not sorry
now she has a free ride for 6 yrs. put her in a labor prison facility in texas when they sleep on the ground and do labor all day.
"Ashamed" only after getting caught. An insincere expression of remorse with an intention of only mitigating her sentence. A seasoned judge, like this one, knows better.
70 months is nowhere near enough. Pathetic pos.
And she claimed corporal yet her pics in dress all have ssgt insignia. 😂
Damn she got more years than some people get for killing people
I'm sorry because I got caught.
hope she rots
Cops using military rank without a code of conduct are all guilty of the same crime.
Wow she went lower than low. She feels she has already paid for part of the price because she lost her job and her reputation. Like seriously?????? Bitch did it all to herself. Losing her job and reputation isn't paying any price. If you did not see that was going to be a huge part of the outcome of your ignorance, then sucks to be you. You even dumber than originally thought.
2 years are not enough.
Well everyone should’ve knew it was a lie whenever she wanted a puppy to deal with battlefield trauma since she’s a woman so she’s never been on the battlefield.😂