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Old 07 November 2009, 12:45 AM
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Icon02 Veteran admits faking paralysis to avoid Iraq

An Army veteran has admitted in federal court to plotting with his wife to bilk the U.S. government by faking paralysis after a car wreck to get disability benefits and avoid being deployed to Iraq.

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He woulda gotten away with it, too, if not for his meddling lawyer.
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