Stolen Valor: Atlantic City Follow Up.

As I posted yesterday, the Mayor of Atlantic City, Bob Levy, campaigned as a Vietnam veteran and ex-"Green Beret."

Turns out, he was a decorated VN vet, but never in SF.  Apparently his CIB is also bogus and there are some indications he was scamming compensation for bogus disabilities from the VA. Looks like he's going the way of all Atlantic City pols, up the river.

For now, he's lawyered up and run off to play the rehab card. Here are some news stories.

As is usual with Democrats who commit crimes in office, the news stories don't say what his party is. Imagine that.

Overleaf, I have numerous links to various details about the tale of this corrupt phony. 

Here's an overview by the Philadelphia Inquirer. 

http://www.philly.com/inquirer/home_top_stories/20071003_A_C__mayor__facing_war_questions__goes_AWOL.html

This is a story by the local Atlantic City paper that's been on this story like a terrier on a rat. 

http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/atlantic_city/story/7506796p-7404530c.html

This story has a lot of links to related tales:

http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/top_story/story/7505408p-7402822c.html

This is the key story -- where he finally admits he was not SF.

http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news/story/7504327p-7401790c.html

A New Jersey vet, James Simmons, was key to outing him. Funny thing is, he threatened the reporter that "legal action would be taken" if he ran the story. Well he ran the story, and legal action has been taken: against Levy. Tom Waskovich is quoted in that story.

He has been claiming SF since at least 1980.

Here's the story on the bogosity of his CIB and the ensuing federal investigation. Steve Sherman quoted:

http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news/story/7504118p-7401509c.html

Here's the timeline of how Levy was exposed:

http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news/story/7504123p-7401516c.html

This blog has a loose overview:

http://jammiewearingfool.blogspot.com/2007/10/another-phony-war-hero-atlantic-city.html

This Associated (with terrorists) Press story at AOL manages to quote Joseph "Joey Chips" Corbo of the "Casino Association of New Jersey" on what his industry wants: 

He doesn't seem to care about how crooked Atlantic City is. "Our industry generally looks for stability." 

Bada-bing.