Guide Note:
Activist Jesse Macbeth falsely claimed to be an Army Ranger and an Iraq War veteran as part of a series of anti-war videos and writings in 2006. In September of 2007, he was sentenced to five months in jail for making false statements to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Macbeth appeared in a 20-minute anti-war video, which circulated on the internet, where he falsely elaborated on his exploits in Iraq.
Fast Facts:
- Born: 1984
- Resides in Tacoma, Washington
- Macbeth was in the U.S. Army for 40 days before being kicked out of boot camp for "being unfit"1
- Admitted to filing bogus claims for VA benefits, which included a fraudulent military-discharge form2
- Claimed to be in the Army for more than three years
- Sentence to five months in jail and three years probation
- The fraudulent 20-minute internet video was produced by PepperSpray Productions
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