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The Stolen Valor Act of 2013 (Pub. L. 113–12 (text); H.R. 258) is a United States federal law that was passed by the 113th United States Congress.The law amends the federal criminal code to make it a crime for a person to fraudulently claim having received a valor award specified in the Act, with the intention of obtaining money, property, or other tangible benefit by convincing another that ...
The Stolen Valor Act of 2005, signed into law by President George W. Bush on December 20, 2006, [1] was a U.S. law that broadened the provisions of previous U.S. law addressing the unauthorized wear, manufacture, or sale of any military decorations and medals.
Stolen valor or stolen valour is a term for the behavior of military impostors: individuals who lie about serving in the military or the extent of their military service. Stolen valor may also refer to: Stolen Valor, a 1998 book; Stolen Valor Act of 2005, an act of the United States Congress; Stolen Valor Act of 2013, an act of the United ...
The Stolen Valor Act of 2013, her release says, “made it a federal crime for an individual to fraudulently represent themselves to have earned military decorations or medals with the intent to ...
The New Jersey Stolen Valor Act, makes it a crime for any person who, "with intent to impersonate and with intent to deceive, misrepresents oneself as a member or veteran of the United States ...
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United States v. Alvarez, 567 U.S. 709 (2012), is a landmark decision in which the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that the Stolen Valor Act of 2005 was unconstitutional. The Stolen Valor Act of 2005 was a federal law that criminalized false statements about having a military medal.
Citing "stolen valor," and false claims of military service, the Sussex County Republican Party has asked for Commissioner Bill Hayden to step down.