Wednesday, 02 November 2011 17:21

Army Veteran Pleads Gulity To Fraud Charges

Written by  Aaron Coleman
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An Akron man is in hot water after pleading guilty to fraudulently claming veterans benefits.

Summit County Prosecutors announced 41- year-old Lloyd Monday, Jr pleaded guilty Wednesday to Attempted Tampering with Records and Falsification for altering his Armed Forces discharge papers, changing his discharge from Other than Honorable to Honorable.

He used his forged papers to apply for money from the Ohio Veteran’s Bonus Program. Judge Paul Gallagher sentenced Monday to two years of community control.

 

Press Release from Summit County Prosecutors Sherri Bevan Walsh:

(November 2, 2011… Akron) … Summit County Prosecutor Sherri Bevan Walsh announced today that Lloyd Monday, Jr., 41, of Orlando Avenue in Akron, pleaded guilty today to Attempted Tampering with Records, a fourth-degree felony, and Falsification, a fifth-degree felony.

Monday altered his Armed Forces discharge papers, changing his discharge from Other than Honorable to Honorable. He used his forged papers to apply for money from the Ohio Veteran’s Bonus Program.

The program provides funding to Ohio military personnel who served or are serving honorably during the Persian Gulf, Afghanistan or Iraq conflicts.

Judge Paul Gallagher sentenced Monday to two years of community control.  

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Aaron has been working with RCRG since August of 2008 covering various news and sporting events. He graduated in 2003 from St. Vincent-St. Mary High School in Akron. He then went onto the University of Akron in May of 2008 with a degree in Radio/TV & Media Productions and a minor in Psychology. It was at WZIP & ZTV where Aaron developed a passion for radio especially Sports Radio. While attending the University of Akron you could hear Aaron on Sundays doing the "Sports Power Talk" program. Aaron covers City Hall, County Council and Akron School Board beats and handles traffic updates weekday afternoons on 1590 WAKR, 97.5 WONE and 94.9 WQMX. You can contact Aaron through the newsroom 330-864-6397 or email acoleman@rcrg.net

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