Tuesday, January 26, 2016

Fox "Expert" Heading To Jail

The Rise and Fall of a Fox News Fraud | Rolling Stone:

...But according to prosecutors, Simmons was living a lie. Last October, the government charged him with multiple counts of fraud, saying he had never worked for the CIA at all. Prosecutors alleged that Simmons used his supposed intelligence experience not only to secure time on Fox and an audience with Rumsfeld, but also to obtain work with defense contractors, including deployment to a military base in Afghanistan. He was also charged with bilking $125,000 from a woman, with whom prosecutors say he was romantically involved, in a real-estate investment that did not exist. He has pleaded not guilty to the charges, and his trial is scheduled to begin February 23rd. If convicted, he will likely face several years in prison...

2 comments:

Alessandro Machi said...

Good Stuff!

Bob Harrison said...

Thanks, bro.