The Army vet allegedly used funds that were intended to purchase a vehicle suited for individuals with disabilities and bought a BMW 645ci luxury sports coupe.
A Maryland Army veteran could face up to 30 years in prison after, prosecutors said, he made a false claim in 2007 to the Department of Veterans Affairs that he is a paraplegic.
According to the Justice Department, Rich, who lives in Windsor Mill, Maryland, was given 100 percent disability from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs in 2007 due to him fraudulently claiming that he was disabled and couldn't use his"lower extremities," according to court documents. After the claim was approved, Rich received more than $1 million in benefits and compensation for personal use.
Rich served in the U.S. Army from September 22, 1998, to February 27, 2007. He was injured August 30, 2005, while on active duty in Baqubah, Iraq, according to a press release from the DOJ. Six weeks after Rich's injuries, he recovered and wasn't paralyzed anymore, according to court documents.
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