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发帖数: 4732 | 1 Bogus Chinese-American militia marched in parades
By AMY TAXIN Associated Press © 2011 The Associated Press
April 16, 2011, 3:43PM
LOS ANGELES — They didn't have Army haircuts. Their boots didn't shine. And
their uniforms didn't look right.
U.S. Army veteran Joaquin Lim sensed something was amiss with the troop that
had popped up at civic events in Southern California's Chinese-American
communities. At a flag raising ceremony honoring a Chinese holiday, the
Walnut city councilman stopped one of the recruits and asked to see his
military ID.
"There were actually typos on the ID card," Lim said. "Right away, I knew
something was wrong."
Those suspicions came into the spotlight Tuesday when authorities arrested
the so-called "supreme commander" of the U.S. Army/Military Special Forces
Reserve unit and charged him with duping Chinese immigrants into thinking
they had truly enlisted in the American armed forces.
Prosecutors say Yupeng Deng, 51, recruited 100 other Chinese immigrants from
as far away as Northern California and even Georgia to enlist in his
Southern California group — at the cost of several hundred dollars — to
help improve their chances of obtaining green cards and U.S. citizenship.
Deng, who also goes by the name David, is charged with 13 counts of
obtaining money, labor or property under false pretenses, manufacturing and
selling phony identification documents and using a counterfeit seal. He is
being held on $500,000 bail and is set to be arraigned May 2.
The case — which was investigated by the FBI and Department of Defense —
highlights the vulnerability of immigrants desperately seeking to belong in
a new country and naive to the norms of a society in which, for example,
military recruits don't pay to enlist and often receive some financial
reward to join.
The case has also shed light on a host of military-style groups catering to
Chinese immigrants in the San Gabriel Valley northeast of Los Angeles where
members pay dues, dress up in fatigues and promote American patriotism by
marching in parades and attending other events.
Deng's attorney Daniel Deng, of no relation, said his client joined one of
these military support groups six years ago after he won asylum for facing
religious persecution as a Christian.
Several years later, he formed his own unit to give Chinese immigrants a way
to show their appreciation for their new country and assimilate into
American society. They wore uniforms, engaged in military-style drills and
took English classes, he said.
"They joined parades, just like the Salvation Army," Deng said. "He was just
a political asylee who was grateful and wanted to do something for the
community."
But authorities say Yupeng Deng wasn't just a well-meaning resident trying
to show his patriotism.
He staged an office in Temple City to mimic a real recruiting station with a
rug featuring the Army seal. Recruits paid $300 to $400 to join, trained
using mock weapons and were issued ID cards they were told could help them
beat traffic tickets or earn airfare discounts, said Michael Yglecias, head
deputy district attorney for Los Angeles County's Pomona branch.
That's how local law enforcement got tipped off.
"Anyone can get their hands on military fatigues or outfits that look like
they're military. Anyone can choose to march in unison and drill," Yglecias
said. "But he misrepresented to these people what this was and he took their
money."
Deng is also charged in a separate case with one count of child pornography,
which stemmed from a computer search by authorities investigating the
military scam. Bail was set at $50,000 in that case.
Prosecutors said it is unclear what motivated Deng to form the military
group, but he doesn't appear to have amassed a fortune even though members
paid to enlist, renew their membership and made additional donations to
ascend in rank.
The Chinese-language newspaper World Journal started reporting on the phony
military groups last year after community members inquired about whether the
uniformed members were genuine military.
The groups have participated in flag ceremonies, parades and Chinese New
Year celebrations in the San Gabriel Valley, which is home to sizable
Chinese-American communities. Daniel Deng said close to 1,000 people
participate in such groups.
Che Cheng, a 76-year-old El Monte resident who asked that his last name not
be used out of fear of angering fellow recruits, said he joined an
organization similar to Deng's a few years ago and paid $150 to enlist and $
800 for a uniform.
Members were told they would be promoted in rank if they recruited more
people, he said, but they were also told it wasn't a real U.S. Army unit.
Not so in the case of Deng's group, which marched in a parade in Monterey
Park and took a tour of the USS Midway museum in San Diego in uniform,
authorities said.
"It is sad that they would prey on people — if it is true," said
Assemblyman Mike Eng, a Democrat who represents a cluster of San Gabriel
Valley communities including Monterey Park. "I think the immigrants are the
victims here and we need to do a better job educating everybody about the
proper uses of the uniform." | m**********n
发帖数: 27535 | | y****t
发帖数: 10233 | 3 you fake a military id, you go to jail.
you fake a hawaii birth certificate, you become the president...
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【在 T1 的大作中提到】
: Bogus Chinese-American militia marched in parades
: By AMY TAXIN Associated Press © 2011 The Associated Press
: April 16, 2011, 3:43PM
: LOS ANGELES — They didn't have Army haircuts. Their boots didn't shine. And
: their uniforms didn't look right.
: U.S. Army veteran Joaquin Lim sensed something was amiss with the troop that
: had popped up at civic events in Southern California's Chinese-American
: communities. At a flag raising ceremony honoring a Chinese holiday, the
: Walnut city councilman stopped one of the recruits and asked to see his
: military ID.
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发帖数: 42116 | 4 竟然姓DENG，邓。
圣盖博，也是一个中国人应该尽早离开的地方。
什么中国节日需要美军搞活动？
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【在 T1 的大作中提到】
: Bogus Chinese-American militia marched in parades
: By AMY TAXIN Associated Press © 2011 The Associated Press
: April 16, 2011, 3:43PM
: LOS ANGELES — They didn't have Army haircuts. Their boots didn't shine. And
: their uniforms didn't look right.
: U.S. Army veteran Joaquin Lim sensed something was amiss with the troop that
: had popped up at civic events in Southern California's Chinese-American
: communities. At a flag raising ceremony honoring a Chinese holiday, the
: Walnut city councilman stopped one of the recruits and asked to see his
: military ID.
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发帖数: 4732 | 5 我觉得那个child porn charge肯定是某须有的了，看xxx网站有时候会自动跳到那种看
上去很幼齿的网站，尽管你丝毫不感兴趣，但是网页浏览记录里就会有。反正很多看上
去年纪很小，你也不知道是不是合法年龄的。
law&order还有个故事是拍毛片的专门找年龄合法但是看上去很幼齿的拍毛片，警察抓
他们也没办法，完全legal，但是买他们产品的肯定是当做child porn买了。 | T1
发帖数: 4732 | 6 其实这个deng估计还真不是故意的，无非就是搞了个军事爱好者俱乐部么，这要是白人
搞的，肯定都是爱国俱乐部，要是中国人搞的，那就看人家想怎么搞你了 |
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