By UPDATE: A tipster at this Ain’t Hell has identified this fraud who appears to have a long history of posing as a military officer to advance the gay agenda. The real story in all of this is that no one over all the years he has been posing as a fraud has challenged him to prove his service record.
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This guy was photographed at Democrat Annise Parker’s victory party last month in Houston. This guy is obviously a fraud posing as a brigadier general with a lot of bling. I especially like the CIA badge on his uniform. Is there even a such thing as a CIA badge for military personnel?
Anyway you can read much more about this fraud over at This Ain’t Hell and if any of my Texas readers happen to know who this fraud is please feel free to leave a comment here or contact POW.Net that first began the search for this guy and has many more pictures of this fraud.
What surprises me more than the fact this guy decided to pose as such an obvious fraud is the fact that no one confronted him at the party?
1:35 pm on January 18th, 2010 1
Holy WTF Batman!!
Please tell me this was a costume party because this guy is the worst phony ever!! Seriously, a 5 minute google search and he could’ve pulled off a better BG.
What an idiot.
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February 5th, 2010 at 11:44 pm
he was arrested by the FBI in Houston, TX on 5 Feb under the Stolen Valor Act of 2005.
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1:50 pm on January 18th, 2010 2
Exactly! Why would anyone believe this guys is actually trying to pass himself off as a military officer and not just wearing a costume?
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January 18th, 2010 at 2:22 pm
Judging by the POW.net photos if this is a costume party, he is the only one wearing a costume. Plus it is a crime to wear military honors you did not earn:
http://www.armytimes.com/news/2009/01/ap_farr_faker_012009/
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January 18th, 2010 at 7:22 pm
Exactly.
And with his resume on top of that…
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2:10 pm on January 18th, 2010 3
Gay democrat mayor victory party? Costume party? What’s the difference. Maybe he’s a member of the new Village People!
On the other blog someone stated his name is Michael McMannus. Well guess what I found on Linkdin?
http://www.linkedin.com/in/michaeltenzin
Current
* Presidential Affiliate, Houston Base of Operations at GeneWize Life Sciences
Past
* Linguist / Educator / Sports Psychologist at EF – Beijing Olympics 2008
* Personal Security Detail at 110th United States Congress, 1st Session
* 0-5 / LTC at US Army
* Bodyguard / Interpreter / Intelligence Officer at Department of Defense / Departmenf of the Army
* Vice President of Asian Operations at Samaya, Inc.
see less…
2 more…
Education
* Assumption University
* John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School
* Purdue University
Michael Patrick McManus’s Experience
*
Presidential Affiliate, Houston Base of Operations
GeneWize Life Sciences
(Health, Wellness and Fitness industry)
October 2008 — Present (1 year 4 months)
GeneWize Life Sciences is shaping a new healthcare frontier
GeneWize™ — A Specialized Health Beauty & Wellness Products Company — offers ultra high quality, genetically guided products — individually customized just for you.
GeneWize is a wholly owned direct-selling subsidiary of a publically traded genetic biosciences company (GeneLink, Inc.) that uses DNA-based genetic tests as the basis for personalizing health, beauty, wellness products. GeneWize markets its propriety genetic assessments and applied compounds to the $100 Billion plus, cosmetic, nutritional supplement, and health care industries. (OTCBB: GNLK)
GeneWize is passionately focused on delivering the promise of truly personalized health, beauty and wellness solutions. To us, this means creating innovative products and services that help people look better, feel better and live longer, healthier lives.
*
Linguist / Educator / Sports Psychologist
EF – Beijing Olympics 2008
(Education Management industry)
April 2008 — September 2008 (6 months)
Prepping the Chinese National team contingent consisting of the Athletes, Coaching Staff and Officials, for the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, China. (Personal focus on the Men’s & Woman’s Volleyball & Swim teams.)
*
Personal Security Detail
110th United States Congress, 1st Session
(Government Agency; 501-1000 employees; Political Organization industry)
May 2007 — September 2007 (5 months)
PSD (Personal Security Detail) for a member of the U.S. Congress from the state of Texas.
Ah, life in politics! I just LOVE the longevity of it all.
*
0-5 / LTC
US Army
(Government Agency; 10,001 or more employees; USA; Military industry)
1984 — 2004 (20 years )
Been ALL around the world. I have seen the elephant.
*
Bodyguard / Interpreter / Intelligence Officer
Department of Defense / Departmenf of the Army
(Military industry)
November 1984 — November 2004 (20 years 1 month)
Interpreter / Bodyguard: PSD (Personal Security Detail) for several different General Officers (0-7 thru 0-10) Speaker of 9 languages. Been ALL OVER the world. Intelligence and Counter-Intelligence Officer: Situation-specific Intelligence gathering and analysis. Advisor to the Commander-In-Chief (1995-1999) regarding S.E. Asian Affairs, with a specific focus on Thailand, Cambodia & Laos.
*
Vice President of Asian Operations
Samaya, Inc.
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Computer Networking industry)
July 1997 — February 1999 (1 year 8 months)
VP of Asian Operations. Facilitated meetings between our CEO, President, CFO, COO and Founder with SUN Microsystems, Microsoft, 3-COM, Nortel, Thai Government Agencies and the Thai Royal Family.
Michael Patrick McManus’s Education
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Assumption University
MS / Study Master of Science in Counseling Psychology (MSCP) , Business Psychology , 1995 — 1997
Activities and Societies:
Volleyball Team, Mensa International
*
John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School
Graduated , SERE, PSYOPS & Strategic Intelligence , 1994 — 1995
Activities and Societies:
Yes, I was both Active & Social here. (That’s a hint that if you wish to know more of what I did there, please ask me in private.)
*
Purdue University
BS , Psychology with Minor in Linguistics , 1988 — 1993
Activities and Societies:
Mensa International. Delta Chi Fraternity. Instructor, Purdue Aikido Club. Volleyball Club Sport Team, Master’s Swim Team.
*
Defense Language Institute
BA , German. Tested out of French, Italian & Thai , 1984 — 1985
Activities and Societies:
1985 Soldier Of The Year, U.S. Army – Defense Language Institute
Special Operation Forces w/ a speciality in Personal Protection Details, Intelligence and PSYOPS (Psychological Operations)
Additional Information
Michael Patrick McManus’s Interests:
Volleyball, Swimming, Tennis, Buddhism, World Travel
Michael Patrick McManus’s Groups:
Delta Chi Fraternity, MENSA International, Delta Lambda Phi Fraternity.
* DLI-FLC Alumni DLI-FLC Alumni
Michael Patrick McManus’s Honors:
Graduated Summa Cum Laude, Purdue University 1993.
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January 18th, 2010 at 2:33 pm
Leon this guy has now been identified and this LinkedIn profile is another one of his frauds:
http://thisainthell.us/blog/?p=16768
Get this, he has been going around since 1993 posing as a soldier who was forced out of the military for being gay because of DADT. He also claims to have been the personal security detail for Colin Powell and has been pictured in Buddhist garb with Steven Segal.
Read the whole posting because it is hilarious and just a perfect example of how people let themselves be willfully deceived if the person fits the message they are looking for.
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2:33 pm on January 18th, 2010 4
So he’s nailed. Here’s his friendster photos: http://www.friendster.com/viewphotos.php?uid=443537&a=0 and yes friends, he’s gay. Surprise!
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January 18th, 2010 at 7:16 pm
“1. I don’t think a democrat could identify a member of the US military on a normal day…”
George W. Bush went AWOL for how long again? He’s a Republican, right?
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January 18th, 2010 at 7:17 pm
What the heck? I didn’t reply to LL’s comment?
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January 18th, 2010 at 8:32 pm
No- he was excused. Reserve servicemembers can and do get excused absences from drills and their required active duty periods. It counts against them for retirement, though.
It’s AWOL only if it isn’t OK’d beforehand.
Fun fact.
January 18th, 2010 at 10:12 pm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/george-w-bush#texas-air-national-guard
Now lets speak of Clinton’s military service—oh wait, he dodged.
Now lets speak of Obama’s military service—oh well, can’t do that either Canadian/Liberal.
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January 19th, 2010 at 10:29 pm
Clinton was at Oxford and Obama is too young to have been drafted.
What’s George W. Bush’s excuse?
And to think his father was a war hero (Wasn’t he shot down 4 or 5 times in a day during WWII? He’s a tough SOB).
January 21st, 2010 at 11:22 am
Read the link. Or are you too much of a Canadian / Liberal to
accept that the Liberal lie is wrong.
Not that I’m in love with W. But “truth” is still Truth. I will always stand up for the truth.
Speaking of the truth, Clinton was not at Oxford the entire time. Look it up and stop drinking the kool aid. Knowledge will set you free teadrinker
They don’t call him “slick willie” for no reason. His uncle, Raymond Clinton, made arrangements at the local Naval Reserve for Slick Willie, which he broke. This was only the first.
Clinton DODGED the draft.
16 Feb 1968 the Feds eliminated the draft deferment. Oxford or no Oxford, Bill became a 1-A in 1968. Sorry
As for Obama, he still did not serve in the Military. Too young for the vietnam war, well duh. So was I, but I still served, and in Honduras, Bosnia and Iraq.
Teadrinker really, you hold to the liberal lie stronger than any american does. I think you — deep down inside—in those places no one talks about—you want to be an american
Then you could get fixed up with Cindy!
January 19th, 2010 at 3:19 am
Hey TD, you know the memo was fake right? We now have that gem of a phrase from big Dan “Fake but accurate” due to that framejob. Because when there is no evidence around to smear someone there is always a helpful liberal or democrat willing to creat some.
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January 19th, 2010 at 10:37 pm
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/05/01/iraq/main551946.shtml
This was fake, too.
January 20th, 2010 at 11:02 pm
Nice Miss-direction, your original point was invalid so you change the subject. I was replying to your AWOL comment and you reply with a speech President Bush gave…very slick, it just doesn’t follow but I’m willing to try anything once so see below.
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Oh yea, well your mother’s fat! or
Oh yea, Clinton inhaled!
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Try logic next time.
2:46 pm on January 18th, 2010 5
Not a big wonder that there would be more than a a trace of anyone who was REALLY in the service at such a gathering of gay-bobs….
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January 18th, 2010 at 7:24 pm
Not all gays like Madonna, you know.
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January 18th, 2010 at 8:33 pm
They must be intimidated by her manliness. Pretty hairy broad…
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January 18th, 2010 at 10:15 pm
I am comforted that you know this.
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January 19th, 2010 at 10:44 pm
You’re braver than most American conservatives. You guys used to see “the Reds” everywhere in the 50’s and 60’s, satanists in the 80’s and 90’s, and now it’s terrorists and gays.
January 20th, 2010 at 10:42 pm
TD
We didn’t see “the Reds” everywhere. They had a very good run when Pete Rose and Johnny Bench were there but other than a few bright spots in the early 90s they haven’t done much.
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I had someone like you accuse me of being paranoid. I said I didn’t like all the communists on campus. My friend said he had not seen any.
“You know the large lady in her 50s who sits at a desk outside the library every day?”
“Yes”
“She wears a red ‘Mau more than ever’ shirt or a red ‘Che’ shirt”.
“Yes”
“She hands out pamphlets praising Castro, Lenin, Stalin etc..”
“Yes”
“I think she and her buddies are communists.”
“I thought they were just anti-Bush.”
“That too.”
January 21st, 2010 at 9:59 am
Oh, come on. Those kids are dumb asses. The guys on their T-shirts were anything but anarchists, not that they’d know it since they themselves are part of a clique.
Hate to break it to you, but Bush nationalized some pretty big companies. He’s a communist, I tell ya.
January 21st, 2010 at 11:28 am
Na, Bush is a Progressive. But then, I’m not sure which is worse.
Obama is a Progressive. The first bailout was from Bush. As I have said before, I don’t love either of them.
3:37 pm on January 18th, 2010 6
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Dear Mr. Smith,
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3:38 pm on January 18th, 2010 7
Looks like I got filtered:
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A violation of the Stolen Valor Act of 2005 is a federal misdemeanor punishable by up to a year in prison and a $150,000 fine. Concerned citizens may report suspected cases of Stolen Valor to their local FBI field office and U.S. Department of Justice U.S. Attorney’s Office.
Locate your local FBI field office here:
http://www.fbi.gov/contact/fo/fo.htm.
Locate your local U.S. Attorney’s Office here:
http://www.justice.gov/usao/offices/index.html
The VA Office of the Inspector General vigorously investigates cases of fraud perpetrated against the VA and operates a hotline for the public to confidentially and safely report crimes like Stolen Valor involving VA or its programs.
Call: 800-488-8244,
Fax: 202-565-7936,
E-mail: vaoighotline@va.gov,
Write to:
VA OIG HOTLINE,
PO Box 50410,
Washington, DC 20091-0410.
When Stolen Valor involves members of the military, the individual suspected of committing the fraud can be reported directly to Department of Defense law enforcement. The appropriate points of contact by branch of service are as follows:
U.S. Air Force Office of Special Investigations
http://www.osi.andrews.af.mil/main/contactus.asp
U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command
http://www.cid.army.mil/reportacrime.html
U.S. Naval Criminal Investigative Service
http://www.ncis.navy.mil/contact.asp
Coast Guard Investigative Service
http://www.uscg.mil/hq/cg2/cgis/contact.asp
NCIS General Crimes and Fraud Hotline 1-800-264-6485
Inspector General of the Marine Corps Hotline 1-866-243-3887
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January 19th, 2010 at 11:16 am
Bravo Leon! The folks who know who this clown is NEED TO report his ass to the FBI. He is an insult on the brave folks who did serve, many of whom have sacrificed so very much.
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5:41 pm on January 18th, 2010 8
“What surprises me more than the fact this guy decided to pose as such an obvious fraud is the fact that no one confronted him at the party?”
1. I don’t think a democrat could identify a member of the US military on a normal day, weren’t they using pictures of British troops during Kerry’s flop?
2. I’m more surprised a democrat didn’t throw a glass of wine into his face just for being in uniform.
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6:58 pm on January 18th, 2010 9
And a purple heart to boot. No one has filed any complaints over the “poser”?
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7:27 pm on January 18th, 2010 10
If he really were the soldier that he claims to have been, wouldn’t his resume be better written? I mean, you don’t become a general by being sloppy.
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7:32 pm on January 18th, 2010 11
Hundreds of thousands of democrats have served honorably in the US military – and there are tens of thousands of democrats currently serving. Surely someone at this party knew the regulation about facial hair and should have (must have?) called him out. If not for any other reason – simply for the fact it makes Mayor Parker look so bad having such a fraud at an event like this.
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January 18th, 2010 at 8:35 pm
It makes his face look more like a vagina.
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January 19th, 2010 at 3:23 am
Guitard you are correct. Millions of Republicans have served and close to a million are still serving. To be honest most of the Democrats I know in uniform don’t realize their party has left them.
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January 19th, 2010 at 5:00 am
This is not the first time that Democrat politicians and their allies have been willfully fooled by an obvious fake. Everyone remember this gay escaped mental patient, turned leftist war hero:
http://rokdrop.com/2009/05/16/leftist-war-hero-rick-strandlof-exposed-as-fraud/
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8:47 pm on January 18th, 2010 12
Can he be prosecuted?
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January 19th, 2010 at 5:03 am
Yes and the milblog folks who track down these frauds has already forwarded information to the FBI.
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10:57 pm on January 18th, 2010 13
He needs a sash to top it off.
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January 19th, 2010 at 10:33 pm
Even better if he wore a traditional Hussars hats.
http://www.militaryheritage.com/images/hat007.jpg
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1:32 am on January 19th, 2010 14
Love the CIA seal.
Not.
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3:07 am on January 19th, 2010 15
[DELETED BY ADMIN - You don't need to use slurs against him to make your point.]
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4:10 am on January 19th, 2010 16
So my questions are…
Has anyone actually reported this d-bag?
and
Has anyone contacted the Mayor’s office about this fraud?
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January 19th, 2010 at 7:37 pm
I didn’t and no one else has said they did, so my guess is “no”.
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January 21st, 2010 at 12:39 pm
The Mayor doesn’t investigate and prosecute people. Contact the state Attorney General’s office. http://www.oag.state.tx.us/
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4:53 am on January 19th, 2010 17
He looks like a gay lieutenant in Castro’s army.
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6:07 am on January 19th, 2010 18
You know, in a way this guy is kind of brilliant. All the posers I can think of go for real high visibility accomplishments like being a SEAL, SF, having earned a Medal of Honor, etc. They also tend to trip themselves up by sticking themselves in forums where there is a high likelihood of there being vets to call them out.
This guy is certainly making some outrageous claims. But other than the DSC, nothing that is automatically going to send anyone off the deep end. Add to that he is doing his stupidity in groups not known for understanding military stuff.
I like the conventional phonies more. They’re much funnier.
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January 21st, 2010 at 4:31 pm
I’d love to see this guy show up at the Ft Bragg NCO club some nite dressed the way he is. Perhaps he could give a small speech to enlighten those he mocks?
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9:13 am on January 19th, 2010 19
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1:44 am on February 6th, 2010 20
Here’s the story. http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?section=news/local&id=7261240
I think he should be required to wear his costume each and every day in prison. Now THAT would be justice even YAHWEH would approve of kiddies!
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February 6th, 2010 at 6:58 pm
Thanks for the update, hope he gets some jail time.
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3:07 am on February 6th, 2010 21
After he’s arrested, how about some police brutality?
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