In these times of budget constraints perhaps SF should consider selling SFQC waivers.
29. April 13, Talking Points Memo - (California; International) Chinese
national charged with running scam U.S. Army unit. A Chinese national was
arrested April 12 in California on charges he created a fake Army special
forces unit and convinced more than 100 other Chinese nationals to join and
pay him fees to participate, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's (DA)
office said. The 51-year-old suspect of El Monte, California, allegedly
called himself the "Supreme Commander" of a phony military unit called the
"U.S. Army/Military Special Forces Reserve." According to the DA, he formed
the unit in October 2008, and recruited other Chinese nationals by telling
them joining was a path to U.S. citizenship. Members allegedly paid the man
initiation fees ranging from $300 to $450, along with yearly $120 renewal
fees. In return, the man provided recruits with fake U.S. Army uniforms,
fake documents, and fake military ID cards. He also allegedly decorated his
Temple City, California office to look like a U.S. military recruiting
center, and ordered his recruits to report for military training and
indoctrination. The DA's office press release said the fake unit even
marched in a parade in Monterey Park, and went in uniform for a tour of the
USS Midway museum in San Diego. According to the Los Angeles Times, the
suspect's recruits were "typically" low-wage workers at Chinese restaurants,
and while most were from the Los Angeles area, some lived as far away as
Georgia. An FBI spokeswoman said investigations began 3 years ago, when
police began to notice some people pulling out fake military identification
during traffic stops. Source:
http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmem...am_us_army.php