Man Pleads Guilty Lying About Military Service in National Guard

Easthampton man pleads guilty to lying about his military service 
Mass Live
By Fred Contrada
 February 17, 2015

Lt. Col. Anthony Sciaraffa, who delivered a victim's statement on behalf of the Army, told Judge Mary-Lou Rup that Hodges' crimes were not victimless. "His lies reverberate throughout the National Guard," Sciaraffa said, noting that Hodges never deployed to a war zone. "They hurt credibility. This court is our last line of defense."

NORTHAMPTON — A Hampshire Superior Court judge postponed sentencing Tuesday for an Easthampton man who pleaded guilty to lying about his military service to shorten his probation. Christopher Hodges, 25, would have saved five months on his probation if his scheme had been successful.

According to prosecutor Steven Gagne, Hodges was facing probation for larceny stemming from the theft of three bicycles and of money and marijuana from a Hadley home where he was supposed to be doing weed control. Instead, he submitted documents falsely portraying his military service in the Army, including forged letters from a National Guard general and colonel. 
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