A Minnesota man was convicted on several charges of defrauding the Department of Veterans Affairs out of more than $140,000 in benefits, falsely claiming to be a Marine veteran, Purple Heart recipient, and former prisoner of war. Mikhail Robin Wicker, 39, forged medical certificates and other documents to apply for and receive VA benefits, according to the Justice Department.

On Nov. 21, a federal jury convicted Wicker of wire fraud, mail fraud, using a false military discharge certificate and fraudulent use of military medals, the Justice Department announced. The conviction came a year after he was indicted and a decade after Wicker began his Stolen Valor scheme.

For years Wicker, also known as Michael Robin Wicker, falsely claimed that he deployed to Iraq in 2005 with Lima Company, 3r

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