In New York state, a determined fight to make stolen valor a felony

A Navy Reserve officer in his first term as a New York state senator wants his state to join several others that have targeted those who seek to profit from false claims of military service.

Sen. Tom Croci, a Republican whose district covers part of Long Island, sponsored a bill that will make such stolen valor a felony, and will require those convicted to pay a $250 fee as part of their punishment to a state fund that maintains and establishes veterans cemeteries. The bill passed the state senate Monday, but may have an uphill fight toward becoming law.

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