Mikhail Robin Wicker of Clay County, Minnesota, was convicted of wire fraud, mail fraud, using a false military discharge certificate, and fraudulent use of military medals. Wicker spent years posing as a decorated US Marine. He falsely claimed to have been deployed to Iraq and to be a recipient of the Purple Heart Medal and the Prisoner of War Medal. For years, he relied on these claims to obtain more than $140,000 worth of benefits from VA. Wicker never served in any branch of the armed services and supported his fraud scheme using forged documents, including a counterfeit DD-214 and fake medal certificates. The case was investigated by the VA OIG, Defense Criminal Investigative Service, and the Social Security Administration OIG with assistance from Homeland Security Investigations and the Dilworth Police Department.
