Fake combat veteran pleads guilty to federal ‘stolen valor,’ wire fraud charges
Amanda Bass claimed to be a Marine veteran who saw multiple combat tours but never served in the military, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Tennessee. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian file)
A Fayette County woman pleaded guilty Thursday to pretending to be a combat veteran and using the story to solicit goods and services from donors.
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Amanda Bass Fayette County U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Tennessee stolen valorAarron Fleming
Once an intern, he never left, joining the staff full-time in 2022 as an education reporter. He moved to public safety in 2023, where he covered some of the city’s biggest court cases, including the criminal trials for those charged in the deaths of Tyré Nichols and rapper Young Dolph. He also chronicled the Shelby County Jail and the deaths that have occurred at the facility.
He now provides suburban coverage, focusing on DeSoto County and the surrounding municipalities.
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