Navy veteran poseur gets 10 days in jail

Published April 9, 2010 4:00am ET



A 39-year-old Columbia man has been sentenced to 10 days behind bars for posing as a wounded, decorated Navy SEAL veteran.

Chad Chan Dieu also must perform 100 hours of community service within six months and will spend one year on probation with mental health treatment, a federal judge in Greenbelt ruled. Dieu was convicted under the Stolen Valor Act, which outlaws the buying and wearing of military medals, badges, or decorations without authority.

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