BEMIDJI, Minn. (KFGO) – A Dilworth man is accused of Stolen Valor in Federal Court.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Bemidji says Mikhail Wicker, 37, falsely claimed to be a decorated marine veteran in order to collect benefits from the government from 2015 to 2020.
Court documents say Wicker claimed to have served in Iraq and said he was a prisoner of war in 2005. He also claimed to have been injured by an IED while deployed to Iraq.
Wicker forged government documents, including one that claimed he had been discharged from the marines, and a document saying he had received a Purple Heart.
Wicker was able to get over $100,000 in benefits using his fake documents.
He is facing charges including theft of government funding and fraud.
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