Fake army unit: Chinese conned

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REUTERS
Publication Date: 
Fri, 2011-07-01 02:15

Yupeng Deng gave himself the title “Supreme Commander” when he was running his fictitious unit, and he promised recruits their time in his squad was a path to US citizenship. A Chinese national from the Los Angeles suburb of El Monte, Deng convinced over 200 Chinese nationals from around the United States to join, and charged them initiation fees ranging from $300 to $450. He was arrested in April following an investigation by the FBI and the Defense Criminal Investigative Service.

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