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Team Sergeant 10-28-2010 08:47

William G. Hillar Special Forces FRAUD
 
William G. Hillar Has never been a member of the US Army Special Forces.

COL in Special Forces, only in his dreams. Thats quite a client list Bill! I wonder if any are going to bring FRAUD charges against you?

Another Special Forces Fraud bagged and tagged. If anyone would like to write some of Bill's clients and inform them of his fraud feel free. I have Bill's "Reserve Coast Guard Radarman" records.

I also have in my possession a FREEDOM of INFORMATION ACT (FOIA) from the UNITED STATES ARMY SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND (USASOC) STATING USASOC HAS NO, NONE, ZERO RECORD OF WILLIAM G HILLAR.

Bottom feeding scumbag.

Team Sergeant



Bill Hillar Training

William G. Hillar is a retired Colonel of the U.S. Army Special Forces. He has served in Asia, the Middle East, and Central and South America, where his diverse training and experiences included tactical counter-terrorism, explosive ordnance, emergency medicine and psychological warfare.

His military expertise led him not only to cross-train and serve with Special Forces from allied countries, but to advise governments and military organizations in several foreign nations. He holds a B.A. in Psychology, an M.A. in Education, a Ph.D. in Health Education, and an honorary doctorate in Intercultural Relations.

Hillar provides training and consultation to law enforcement, firefighters, and other first responder organizations where quick reaction and rapid recovery are essential for survival. Hillar is also an adjunct professor at Monterey Institute of International Studies and the University of Oregon. His courses and workshops include:

Transnational Drug Smuggling
Human Trafficking
Tactical Counter-terrorism
Transnational Criminal Gangs
Highly sought after as a presenter and keynote speaker, his reviews are consistently full of respect and appreciation. Hillar's wisdom and knowledge is essential for anyone serving in civilian, government, and high-risk occupations. If you are seeking someone to help you better understand how you are affected and can make a difference in this rapidly-changing world, then ask Bill Hillar to be that change agent.


Contact Bill for more information or to schedule training.

CALIFORNIA


Federal Executive Board of Greater Los Angeles
California Fire Chiefs Association (CFCA)
California State Firefighters Association
GEORGIA


Georgia Bureau of Investigation
IDAHO


Idaho Falls Police Department
ILLINOIS


Illinois Drug Enforcement Officers Association

MONTANA


Montana Sheriffs' and Peace Officers' Association

OREGON


Southwest Oregon Fire Instructors Association
Crime Prevention Association of Oregon (CPAO)
Oregon State Law Enforcement and Data Systems (LEDS)
UTAH


West Valley City Police Department
Utah Fire and Rescue Academy
WASHINGTON


Shoreline Fire Department
Tukwila Fire Department
King County Fire Training Officers
REGIONAL


Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) - Region X
Homeland Security and Defense Education Western Conference
Western Fire Chiefs & FEMA Directors
FEDERAL


Angeles National Forest
FBI Intermountain Executive Command College
FBI National Academy Graduates Association
National Crime and Information Center (NCIC) State Training and Audit Resources (STARS)
U.S. Army Evaluation Center
U.S. Army Dugway Proving Ground
U.S. Forest Service, Law Enforcement Division
The International Justice and Public Safety Network (Nlets)
COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES


University of Oregon - Substance Abuse Prevention Program (SAPP)
Monterey Institute of International Studies - Graduate School of International Policy Studies
Southwestern Oregon Community College
Utah Valley State College - Winter Fire School
Anne Arundel Community College (Maryland)
College of Southern Maryland - Corporate & Community Training Institute
ORGANIZATIONS


Stop Trafficking of Persons (S.T.O.P.)
Intervarsity Christian Fellowship
Greek Life, University of Oregon


Contact Information

Contact Bill Hillar to discuss your organization's requirements and expectations. Presentation length and content can be tailored to fit your training needs. For availability, fees or for more information, call or email:


Bill Hillar Training


E-mail:

bhillar@verizon.net


Phone:

(831) 236-1531






http://billhillartraining.com/

Team Sergeant 10-28-2010 09:23

This guy is so amusing I decided to post this in the discussions as well. Comment as you like.

If you do an internet search you'll find the movie "Taken" was supposed to be about him......

I can understand hollywood being duped by a fraud but look at that list of Law Enforcement agencies.......

FBI.....

Homeland Security....

NCIC....

:rolleyes:

CDG 10-28-2010 10:16

I don't get why LE agencies and Govt. agencies wouldn't vet the credentials of anyone offering training to their agents under the auspices of SOF service... :confused:

fng13 10-28-2010 16:56

Quote:

Originally Posted by CDG (Post 354395)
I don't get why LE agencies and Govt. agencies wouldn't vet the credentials of anyone offering training to their agents under the auspices of SOF service... :confused:


Let alone the Army? ;)

I don't understand, is there such a need for instructors out there that simply having a phony resume and a "school" or website will get you in?

How can people like this even keep all of the lying they surely have to do straight?

Pathetic.

AngelsSix 10-28-2010 17:14

If you contact those agencies, I will be willing to bet none of them has heard of the guy. Chances are he did like so many others and just put them there to try and impress people. I see a bunch of so called "trainers" pulling that crap these days.:rolleyes:

Iraqgunz 10-28-2010 22:43

Wow, that's amazing and scary at the same time. I cannot believe in this day and age with all the stories we have heard of that no one did their due diligence.

PRB 10-28-2010 23:07

I think he's changed or dropped his email adress...my note to him bounced

Team Sergeant 10-29-2010 00:03

Quote:

Originally Posted by AngelsSix (Post 354451)
If you contact those agencies, I will be willing to bet none of them has heard of the guy. Chances are he did like so many others and just put them there to try and impress people. I see a bunch of so called "trainers" pulling that crap these days.:rolleyes:

I did, the FBI took it quite seriously and already replied......;)

I'm betting the FBI really hates to be the victim of a scam artist.

Even worse, their being scammed made public.......;)

Team Sergeant 10-29-2010 00:23

Quote:

Originally Posted by PRB (Post 354489)
I think he's changed or dropped his email adress...my note to him bounced

I found another email address for professor bill......

I wonder if University of Oregon knows bill is a liar and a fraud?

TS




Bill Hillar

E-Mail: bill@sapp.uoregon.edu

William G. Hillar is a retired Colonel of the U.S. Army Special Forces [NOT] He has served in Asia, the Middle East, and Central and South America, where his diverse training and experiences included tactical counter-terrorism, explosive ordnance, emergency medicine and psychological warfare. His military expertise led him not only to cross-train and serve with Special Forces from allied countries, but to advise governments and military organizations in several foreign nations. He holds a B.A. in Psychology, an M.A. in Education, a Ph.D. in Health Education, and an honorary doctorate in Intercultural Relations. Hillar provides training and consultation to law enforcement, firefighters, and other first responder organizations where quick reaction and rapid recovery are essential for survival. Hillar is also an adjunct professor at Monterey Institute of International Studies and the University of Oregon. His courses and workshops include:

Transnational Drug Smuggling
Human Trafficking
Tactical Counter-terrorism (Tactical Counter-terrorism.....LOL )
Transnational Criminal Gangs

http://sapp.uoregon.edu/faculty_staff.asp

sinjefe 10-29-2010 06:27

Fraud
 
That e-mail of his has already been turned off. What a douchebag.

Red Flag 1 10-29-2010 07:09

TS,

Thanks for moving this to a GD thread.

I'll bet the SAPP folks are just thrilled to see hillar profiled as a colleague. I hear the "Reality Bus" closing on this guy. Changing his e-mail address as much as he is suggests that he's getting some unfavorable e-mails.

RF 1

alright4u 10-29-2010 11:10

Good Move.
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Team Sergeant (Post 354493)
I did, the FBI took it quite seriously and already replied......;)

I'm betting the FBI really hates to be the victim of a scam artist.

Even worse, their being scammed made public.......;)

The Feds damn sure will not play games with him.

aegisnavy 10-29-2010 12:12

It would have been more fun to schedule him to provide training for some QP's at a nearby unit. Oh well, he now knows his deceit mission has been compromised, so it's too late.

I too am amazed if the list of clients on his bio is true.

TS, sir, thanks for putting this in the general discussion thread.

greenberetTFS 10-29-2010 15:51

Quote:

Originally Posted by aegisnavy (Post 354546)
It would have been more fun to schedule him to provide training for some QP's at a nearby unit. Oh well, he now knows his deceit mission has been compromised, so it's too late.

I too am amazed if the list of clients on his bio is true.

TS, sir, thanks for putting this in the general discussion thread.

Your right,we kinda blew it!...... :rolleyes: We should have scheduled a training at Ft. Bragg and than really hit this guy hard on his BS........... :eek:

Big Teddy :munchin

CSB 10-29-2010 16:05

This guy is a piece of work:

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Quote:

Did you know that Taken was loosely based on a true story? Only, the ending wasn't so happy. The story is based off of the kidnapping of Colonel William G. Hillar's daughter. You'll find his story below:



William G. Hillar is a retired Colonel of the U.S. Army Special Forces. He has served in Asia, the Middle East, and Central and South America, where his diverse training and experiences included tactical counter-terrorism, explosive ordnance, emergency medicine and psychological warfare.

His military expertise led him not only to cross-train and serve with Special Forces from allied countries, but to advise governments and military organizations in several foreign nations. He holds a B.A. in Psychology, an M.A. in Education, a Ph.D. in Health Education, and an honorary doctorate in Intercultural Relations.


In 1988, while traveling with schoolmates in Southeast Asia, kidnappers pulled Bill Hillar’s 17-year old daughter off a train and forced her into the sex industry. Despite an exhaustive, multi-country search, her father, a Special Forces Colonel, was unable to save his daughter from the fate that ultimately took her life. The recent movie "Taken," with Liam Neeson is partially based on Bill Hillar’s personal story.

Hillar provides training and consultation to law enforcement, firefighters, and other first responder organizations where quick reaction and rapid recovery are essential for survival. Hillar is also an adjunct professor at Monterey Institute of International Studies and the University of Oregon.
(http://nwcat.org/registration/keynote-speaker/)

If you go to the link, it tracks out to the "Northwest Coalition Against Trafficking" in which our Colonel was a keynote speaker.

Here is their "Press Packet, where you will find "Colonel Hillar" on page 9.

http://nwcat.org/wp-content/uploads/...ess-Packet.pdf

http://pdxcityclub.org/content/why-h...ll-bill-hillar

Damn, just missed him at the Portland City Club, doing his pitch.

http://www.arcmontereybay.org/genera...ulo=rr31leqq27

The SOB was even a speaker this year for the Red Cross.

http://www.thesamaritanwomen.org/pre...BillHillar.pdf

http://www.thesamaritanwomen.org/staff.html

And now he's joined another board.

He is teaching a course for S.A.P.P. (yeah, are they a bunch of saps) at the University of Oregon:

http://sapp.uoregon.edu/fall_courses.asp#longcourses

http://sapp.uoregon.edu/faculty_staff.asp#billhillar

echoes 10-29-2010 16:57

Quote:

Originally Posted by CSB (Post 354570)
This guy is a piece of work:

If I may add, Sir, this guy is a pice of S***!!!:mad:

Posers be Damned, IMHO!

Holly

alright4u 10-29-2010 17:06

The PHD with Delusions of Grandeur
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by CSB (Post 354570)
This guy is a piece of work:

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(http://nwcat.org/registration/keynote-speaker/)

If you go to the link, it tracks out to the "Northwest Coalition Against Trafficking" in which our Colonel was a keynote speaker.

Here is their "Press Packet, where you will find "Colonel Hillar" on page 9.

http://nwcat.org/wp-content/uploads/...ess-Packet.pdf

http://pdxcityclub.org/content/why-h...ll-bill-hillar

Damn, just missed him at the Portland City Club, doing his pitch.

http://www.arcmontereybay.org/genera...ulo=rr31leqq27

The SOB was even a speaker this year for the Red Cross.

http://www.thesamaritanwomen.org/pre...BillHillar.pdf

And now he's joined another board.

He is teaching a course for S.A.P.P. (yeah, are they a bunch of saps) at the University of Oregon:

http://sapp.uoregon.edu/fall_courses.asp#longcourses

http://sapp.uoregon.edu/faculty_staff.asp#billhillar

This fake should meet the real SF PHD I respect. Paul Cahill volunteered to lead the COSVN Raid, and; he is the lone USSF living from that OP. I was in the CCS 3 shop for 10 days when he volunteered to lead my old company, add Shriver, two ILT's I got in late 68 to early 69, an awesome SF medic and yards who had years of combat under their belt. Paul does not run mouth. He is a real trooper. Paul is sailing- not running mouth.

CSB 10-29-2010 20:17

Hmmm ...

... some one has been a busy little beaver and now several of the sites listed in my post above have gone 404, page not found. Interesting.

But, for example, if you click on the Portland City Club web site, while you will get a "Page not found," do a search in the search box for Hillar:

http://pdxcityclub.org/content/why-h...ll-bill-hillar

He's still there in several guises. At least until someone removes those pages as well.

And if you will go to the home page for the North West Conference Against Trafficking:

http://nwcat.org/

it still pays a short video as a part of the opening, with "COL Hillar" featured.

T-Rock 10-29-2010 20:45

Quote:

Hmmm ...

... some one has been a busy little beaver and now several of the sites listed in my post above have gone 404, page not found. Interesting.
He's still on page 9, from the Packet of 2009:

http://nwcat.org/wp-content/uploads/...ess-Packet.pdf

ETA

The “Samaritan Women” WTH?

http://www.thesamaritanwomen.org/staff.html

“How to keep from losing your life before you die” STARS Conference, page 5, keynote speaker
http://www.ncicstars.com/2007_STARS_BROCHURE.pdf

Utah Fire and Rescue, page 26
http://www.uvu.edu/ufra/docs/straigh..._Oct_Dec07.pdf

POS...

plato 10-29-2010 20:59

Lots of websites that picked up and published his Bio.

Lots of FOGs with nothing to do but post comments at those sites. :o

Apparently dozens of FOGs.......

Team Sergeant 10-29-2010 22:24

Bill Hillar is everywhere..... and no one asked to see his DD-214......

The Monterey Institute of International studies
A Graduate School of Middlebury College
460 Pierce St
Monterey, CA 93940
831.647.4123

http://www.miis.edu/academics/faculty/whillar/node/982

Bill hillar training Central Wyoming College

http://www.cwc.edu/Media/42d9bc4d-b4...leadership.pdf

GratefulCitizen 10-29-2010 22:37

Glanced at his site.

Half his surface stuff is lifted directly from Stephen R. Covey's work.
Would be willing to bet that he's got a good bit of plagiarism going in addition to the background fraud.

He should have read more of Covey's work.
Covey predicts these sorts of results from such behavior.
It's the cornerstone of his doctrine.

The irony is beautiful.

Team Sergeant 10-29-2010 22:44

The Hillar documents
 
2 Attachment(s)
Here they are, note the date on the FOIA from USASOC, bill hillar thats United States Army Special Operations Command. And guess what Bill hillar, they have no record of you? Funny that.

The other one is from the NPRC, The National Personnel Records Center, Military Personnel Records (NPRC-MPR) is the repository of millions of military personnel, health, ...

Guess what william g hillar they do have a record of you!!!!!

But it's for an RD3, I think that a Coast Guard "radarman". But bill we all know that almost the same thing as a Special Forces COLONEL!

.

aegisnavy 10-30-2010 11:28

The breadth and extent of the deception, and the numbers of agencies buying it is baffling to me. That not one person in the crowd at all of these "trainings" and "seminars" called BS is a testament to how easy it is for the average person to not know. Thanks to PS.com for the hard work in setting the ship right.

I guess it goes to show you, in the last 20 something years of my life, I have ran into several people who flout their special operations experience from NAVSPECWAR to Army to Air Force, etc. Not a single one was what they claimed to be, not one. My favorite guy was the fake SEAL who essentially used the plot of "Under Seige" as his bio.

The only real BTDT's I have ever met, and they are very few, were people I had known for many years and who had never mentioned a single thing. Then, one day it would be something like a shadow box on a shelf I noticed or something similar. Like the QP who had a Vietnam era airborne tab with his jump wings and a 19th beret flash in a shadow box along with his Eagle Scout award sitting on the mantle in his humble home. When I casually asked him about it, he just said "Yeah, that was a long time ago. It was fun to jump from planes, and I went overseas a couple times, but it was no big deal." And that was it. I never asked him about it again, and it never came up in conversation again.

For every decent true veteran, there seems to be hundreds if not thousand of those who would claim his or her glory unjustly. 'Nuff said.

Pete 10-30-2010 11:47

Well, now that...................
 
Well, now that this site and individuals have slandered the good Col's name and reputation I'm sure he'll be along shortly to set us straight.

I'm sure he'll be cleared hot the minute he signs up.

Team Sergeant 10-30-2010 15:22

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pete (Post 354676)
Well, now that this site and individuals have slandered the good Col's name and reputation I'm sure he'll be along shortly to set us straight.

I'm sure he'll be cleared hot the minute he signs up.


I'll let you know when bill hillar decides to sue ProfessionalSoldiers.com for defamation.

I will not hold my breath waiting......

Team Sergeant

GratefulCitizen 10-30-2010 19:48

Quote:

Originally Posted by aegisnavy (Post 354675)
My favorite guy was the fake SEAL who essentially used the plot of "Under Seige" as his bio.

Had one of those types come into the club where I was working security.

Flashed his military ID (turned 21 that day) and made sure to let us know that it didn't reflect all of his "special" training.
He became a problem within 30 minutes, and instigated his "posse" into an even larger problem.

We had to deal with him; he ended up unconscious, came up swinging, ended up unconscious again, came up swinging again, met my car head first (leaving a small dent :mad: ), lost a few teeth, and was ultimately arrested/released over the matter.

Discussing it with the staff afterward, we concluded that he needed to go get some more of that "special" training.

Green Light 10-30-2010 20:56

Quote:

Originally Posted by Team Sergeant (Post 354700)
I'll let you know when bill hillar decides to sue ProfessionalSoldiers.com for defamation.

I will not hold my breath waiting......

Team Sergeant

:munchin

Snaquebite 10-30-2010 21:07

Might have missed this, but has anyone sent himan invite to join?

PRB 10-31-2010 10:18

TS, you may have already done so but I emailed the educational est. asking them to have Hillar remove his falsified resume.
Provided the background info and the FOIA docs. Who knows how much else in his resume is bogus?

Team Sergeant 10-31-2010 10:41

Quote:

Originally Posted by PRB (Post 354755)
TS, you may have already done so but I emailed the educational est. asking them to have Hillar remove his falsified resume.
Provided the background info and the FOIA docs. Who knows how much else in his resume is bogus?

If you do an internet search on bill hillar and william g hiller you will find that his daughter being kidnapped also seems to be a big lie.

I have emails from quite a few in Special Forces and SF Command concerning "COL william g hillar". Even funnier no one has ever heard of this "Special Forces COL". Guess old bill doesn't know how small Special Forces really is..... and we're only about what, 56 years old? Some of those on the email list that circulated made comments like "I've been in SF for thirty years and am working at USASOC or SF Command for the last ten years and I've never heard of a COL bill hillar."

bill picked the wrong title and unit to mess with, now it's our turn.

Team Sergeant

All, feel free to copy and email those documents to anyone you want.... I have copies of the orginals.

Shar 10-31-2010 12:47

Quote:

Originally Posted by Team Sergeant (Post 354759)
If you do an internet search on bill hillar and william g hiller you will find that his daughter being kidnapped also seems to be a big lie.

This whole, "I'm the inspiration for Taken" cracks me up. I''m shocked that no one from Hollywood has heard wind of his tale. The MPAA is deadly serious about enforcing their intellectual property. Claiming to be the inspiration behind an original work isn't a nice thing to do and might irritate the guy who actually conceived and wrote the story. A letter to the production company and screenwriter for Taken could be fun.

He noodled this one enough to know that he'd need to kill off the daughter in his version so no one would actually want to see her or anything. It would have been a heck of a lot more heroic if he'd saved her but I guess he couldn't delude himself into having a teenager.

On another note - even if this particular story were true - teenage daughter going to Southeast Asia to backpack unsupervised by any responsible or savvy adult? I gotta say, extremely questionable parenting there. I can't believe anyone would listen to his advice about security/leadership/etc after letting that go down.

ArmyStrong 10-31-2010 13:24

The Monterey Institute of International Studies is right down the street. I will pass this around the office and see if anyone feels like taking a walk.

mangler 11-01-2010 18:40

Quote:

Originally Posted by Team Sergeant (Post 354494)

I found another email address for professor bill......

I wonder if University of Oregon knows bill is a liar and a fraud? TS




Bill Hillar

E-Mail: bill@sapp.uoregon.edu

William G. Hillar is a retired Colonel of the U.S. Army Special Forces [NOT] He has served in Asia, the Middle East, and Central and South America, where his diverse training and experiences included tactical counter-terrorism, explosive ordnance, emergency medicine and psychological warfare. His military expertise led him not only to cross-train and serve with Special Forces from allied countries, but to advise governments and military organizations in several foreign nations. He holds a B.A. in Psychology, an M.A. in Education, a Ph.D. in Health Education, and an honorary doctorate in Intercultural Relations. Hillar provides training and consultation to law enforcement, firefighters, and other first responder organizations where quick reaction and rapid recovery are essential for survival. Hillar is also an adjunct professor at Monterey Institute of International Studies and the University of Oregon. His courses and workshops include:

Transnational Drug Smuggling
Human Trafficking
Tactical Counter-terrorism (Tactical Counter-terrorism.....LOL )
Transnational Criminal Gangs

http://sapp.uoregon.edu/faculty_staff.asp



I doubt it, but since they're about 20 minutes from me I think I'll make a trip to see someone there about this tomorrow.

Lee

plato 11-01-2010 19:58

COL William Hillar is a FRAUD
 
On the bright side of things, when you google "COL William G. Hillar" (FRAUD)
the phrase "COL William G Hillar FRAUD" turns up on the first page instead of the 5th, as it used to.

I think it's based on the number of times the search engine sees :

COL William Hillar FRAUD

COL William Hillar FRAUD

COL William Hillar FRAUD

It's worth the effort :D

1stindoor 11-02-2010 07:03

Quote:

Originally Posted by plato (Post 354950)
On the bright side of things, when you google "COL William G. Hillar" (FRAUD)
the phrase "COL William G Hillar FRAUD" turns up on the first page instead of the 5th, as it used to.

I think it's based on the number of times the search engine sees :

COL William Hillar FRAUD

COL William Hillar FRAUD

COL William Hillar FRAUD

It's worth the effort :D

What?...Wait a second, are you talking about COL William Hillar the FRAUD or COL William Hillar the LIAR or COL William Hillar and STOLEN VALOR?

Richard 11-02-2010 08:23

Quote:

What?...Wait a second, are you talking about COL William Hillar the FRAUD or COL William Hillar the LIAR or COL William Hillar and STOLEN VALOR?
I filled in the bubble for E - All of the above. How'd I do? ;)

Richard :munchin

1stindoor 11-02-2010 09:31

Quote:

Originally Posted by Richard (Post 354989)
I filled in the bubble for E - All of the above. How'd I do? ;)

Richard :munchin

You scored 100%...of course we would have also taken:

COL Hillar the cheat,
COL Hillar the con artist,
COL Hillar the deceiver,
the deluder, dissimulator, equivocator, fabler, fabricator, fabulist, fibber, maligner, misleader, perjurer, storyteller,
and in a nod to Lord of the Rings...COL Hillar the trickster.

plato 11-02-2010 12:43

Quote:

Originally Posted by ArmyStrong (Post 354776)
The Monterey Institute of International Studies is right down the street. I will pass this around the office and see if anyone feels like taking a walk.

The assistant to the Prez of MIIS requested and was sent the response from the NPRC and the answer to the FOIA request concerning William Hillar the FRAUD, this morning.


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