TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - A longtime military recruiter faces prison time and must repay $78,000 after admitting in federal court that he claimed recruitment bonuses that he didn’t deserve.
The Tampa Bay Times (https://bit.ly/1EZYEXi) reports that 47-year-old Travis DeVall pleaded guilty Tuesday to conspiracy, wire fraud and theft of government funds, crimes that are punishable by up to 20 years.
He was featured in a 2009 Army Times article touting the success of the now-defunct Army National Guard Recruiting Assistance program, which paid him up to $5,000 for each new recruit he found.
But some recruits told federal agents they never met DeVall and didn’t know who he was.
He will be sentenced at a later date.
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Information from: Tampa Bay Times (St. Petersburg, Fla.), https://www.tampabay.com.
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