{"id":32590,"date":"2018-11-24T01:55:19","date_gmt":"2018-11-24T01:55:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2018\/11\/24\/fake-navy-vet-gets-sentenced-for-scamming-va\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T19:27:39","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T19:27:39","slug":"fake-navy-vet-gets-sentenced-for-scamming-va","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2018\/11\/24\/fake-navy-vet-gets-sentenced-for-scamming-va\/","title":{"rendered":"Fake Navy vet gets sentenced for scamming VA"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">COLUMBIA, S.C.\u2014 A South Carolina man who never served in the military has been sentenced to prison for swindling nearly $200,000 in health care from the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.va.gov\/\" target=_blank> Department of Veterans Affairs<\/a>, according to federal officials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Keith Hudson, 71, was sentenced this week to six months in federal prison, the Justice Department said in<a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/usao-sc\/pr\/va-fraudster-pleads-guilty-after-falsely-claiming-combat-service-order-get-va-benefits\" target=\"_blank\"> a news release<\/a>. 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