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A former soldier fraudulently applied for Second World War medals and proceeded to sell them to pay his gambling debts. David Stewart received a two-year suspended sentence after pleading guilty to 21 counts of fraud. The judge said that his actions tarnished “the memory of brave servicemen.”
submitted fake documentation and applied using other names
The Swansea Crown Court heard how the 61-year-old submitted fake applications between 2012 and 2022 to the Ministry of Defence (MoD) medal office for 16 soldiers who served in the Second World War. He often claimed to be their next of kin. While genealogical testing revealed he had distant links to some of the men, he was not closely related. He also submitted fake documentation and applied using other names.
He kept applying despite receiving a warning about the consequences of doing so again. The MoD refused several replacements after they either suspected fraud or had already issued the medals to the legitimate families.
He obtained some medals and, in one case, sold them to a medal magazine owner for £6,670 ($8,958) before having to refund the money when the scam was uncovered.
Stewart served in the military, going on tours in Northern Ireland and abroad during the Gulf War. His legal counsel spoke about how he was in deep financial trouble due to his gambling debts.
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