PHOTO: Greenwich Police Department photo shows Jesus M. Garcia, 20, who was charged in June with larceny, fraudulent representation of Armed Force uniform, fraudulent use of military insignia and interfering with an officer after he gave a false name and date of birth.
... Attorney Mark Sherman said Jesus M. Garcia, who appeared in state Superior Court Tuesday after he was charged June 16 with fraudulent use of military insignia, fraudulent representation of an armed forces uniform and several counts of larceny, will also pay back about $1,200 he allegedly made while asking friends, family and the public to pay for fabricated medical procedures.
If the court approves Garcia's application for accelerated rehabilitation, he will enter a special program for first-time, nonviolent offenders that involves placing him on probation and dropping the charges after he completes the terms with no further arrests....
...Greenwich police Capt. James Heavey said he suspected Garcia was a fraud in late May because Garcia's uniform was askew. Garcia did not have his military identification card when Heavey asked him for it, Heavey said at the time.
Heavey met Garcia before he was slated to speak at a Memorial Day event in Greenwich. During an interview, Garcia said he had wanted to join the military since he was a child. Garcia failed a test to enlist and never graduated high school....
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