ABINGDON, Va. --
Former Dickenson County Commissioner of the Revenue Ronnie L. Robbins might have walked out of federal court a free man Tuesday had he been convicted only of lying about fighting in Vietnam.
Instead, he will serve two years in prison for collecting benefits over a tale told about the stress of watching a friend die during actual service as a U.S. Army police officer at Fort Bragg in North Carolina.
“That conduct deserves, in my view, the sentence of imprisonment,” Federal Judge James P. Jones said.
Robbins, 58, also must repay the $70,749 in benefits collected for claiming to suffer from post traumatic stress disorder as a result of the ordeal. Court documents show Robbins wasn’t at the scene when his friend died.
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Former Official Gets Prison Time for False Military Claims
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NAVSEA, 2014 to Present
Psalm 144:1 A Psalm of David. Blessed be the LORD my strength, which teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers to fight:
