Man arrested for creating fake army unit

[JonLP24]

(Reuters) - A Chinese man was arrested for creating a fake U.S. Army unit and convincing immigrants that joining the squad was a path to citizenship, authorities said.

Yupeng Deng, 51, allegedly gave his recruits military uniforms, had them parade in a Los Angeles suburb and took them to the decommissioned USS Midway aircraft carrier, which is a museum in San Diego.

Deng charged more than 100 fellow Chinese nationals a fee of between $300 and $450 to join the fake Army unit, according to the Los Angeles District Attorney's Office.

He called his bogus squad the U.S. Army/Military Special Forces Reserve unit, or MSFR for short, and he gave himself the lofty title of supreme commander, prosecutors said.

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[madinmaryland]

1. There is something really snarky I could comment about the ...

but he's not here anymore!

Crazy things happen when you are on teh west coast!! The ability to type is one of them :rofl:

[gimama]

2. what a wierd con-job!

seems like he put alot of effort into pulling this off.

hmmm..our recruiters are always looking for new ideas & sales pitches..
but charging to enlist? THAT's a goood one!:hi: