Fayette County woman receives federal prison time in ‘stolen valor’ case
A federal judge ordered 36-year-old Amanda Kate Walker Bass of Fayette County to serve 16 months behind bars, according to a Thursday, July 30, press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian file)
A West Tennessee resident who constructed a fake history as a combat-wounded military veteran to collect donations has received a federal prison sentence.
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stolen valor Michael Dunavant U.S. Attorney's OfficeBrandon LaGrone II
Brandon LaGrone Jr. is a Bluff City native who has earned an undergraduate degree in journalism from LSU’s Manship School. He’s written for publications including The (Baton Rouge) Advocate and The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
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