EXPOSING THOSE IMPOSTERS

This page has been created to expose those individuals who have deceived the public by calling themselves Veterans, telling stories of their battles in war, or impersonating as a

Non-Commission Officer or Officer of the Canadian Armed Forces. It is a criminal offence in Canada to impersonate an Officer

These individuals rob every Canadian Veteran or Serving member of their creditability, and the ultimate disrespect to those

Canadian Hero’s who have sacrificed their lives for this Great Country of ours.

Unlawful use of military uniforms or certificates

419. Every one who without lawful authority, the proof of which lies on him,

(a) wears a uniform of the Canadian Forces or any other naval, army or air force or a uniform that is so similar to the

uniform of any of those forces that it is likely to be mistaken therefor,

(b) wears a distinctive mark relating to wounds received or service performed in war, or a military medal, ribbon,

badge, chevron or any decoration or order that is awarded for war services, or any imitation thereof, or any mark or

device or thing that is likely to be mistaken for any such mark, medal, ribbon, badge, chevron, decoration or order,

(c) has in his possession a certificate of discharge, certificate of release, statement of service or identity card from the

Canadian Forces or any other naval, army or air force that has not been issued to and does not belong to him, or

(d) has in his possession a commission or warrant or a certificate of discharge, certificate of release, statement of

service or identity card, issued to an officer or a person in or who has been in the Canadian Forces or any other naval,

army or air force, that contains any alteration that is not verified by the initials of the officer who issued it, or by the

initials of an officer thereto lawfully authorized,

is guilty of an offence punishable on summary conviction.

R.S., c. C-34, s. 377

http://www.commando.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=5112

If anyone has any infomation, pictures of him in uniform, letters, emails, anything please forward to

CFB Kingston Military police 613-541-5648 They will be most interested in talking with you.

This person has never been in the Canada Military as per investigation of the CFB Kingston Military Police

1^st Picture posing as a PPCLI Captain at Repatriation Row in Trenton ON while one of our Hero’s is Repatriated back to Canada

 

2^nd Picture Remembrance ceremony in a captains uniform third on the right

 

3^rd Picture remembrance ceremony wearing a captain uniform at the Princess of Wales Own Regiment in Kingston

4^th Picture of him accepting the unit flag while in the CAV. He was

Taking the Unit flag to be flown in Afghanistan. He was going over

with a American sniper unit as their trainer so the story goes. He also was given a going away dinner before his suppose trip to the Sand Box.

 

 

 

 

 

5^th Picture is of him as the Kingston Unit President of the Canadian Freedom Veteran Riders. Please notice NO Canadian medals or rank but is now a American Capt Also note the “V” that indicates he is posing as a Veteran.

Military imposter messes with wrong crowd in Lynn Valley

An alleged cross-country con man messed with the wrong people when he tried his bogus Afghanistan war-vet act at Lynn Valley Legion, Branch 114.

Branch sergeant-at-arms and veteran Jim Jacox met the man who signed in to the Legion as "Randy Purves."

"I asked him how he was and who he was and he said he just returned from Afghanistan," said Jacox, 58, who served two years with the Princess Patricia's Light Infantry. "I bought him a beer, naturally

Then Jacox grew suspicious. The suspect claimed he had been promoted in Afghanistan, but missed a rank. He said he'd flown to YVR directly from Kandahar -- not military procedure. He got the name of the plane wrong.

When the man claimed he still had Kandahar mud on his boots, Jacox noted the boots were not military issue, nor were the man's pants.

Off-duty RCMP officer Rob Pearson asked the man for ID. The suspect was arrested when he couldn't produce any.

"I wonder why we fight when we produce people like this," Jacox said yesterday. "How could he live with himself as imposter, represent himself as an Armed Forces vet when our men and women are dying over there?"

Randolph Purves is charged with unlawful use of a military uniform and impersonating an officer. He was released from custody on condition he not possess military, police, sheriff or fire uniforms, insignia or identification. North Vancouver RCMP suggest Purves may have impersonated other emergency providers locally.

Purves' next court appearance is May 3 in North Vancouver. He has been accused of similar scams in Quebec. His name is referenced as a "true hero" by a woman writing online from Nova Scotia, a Cloverdale woman put him up at her home for a week earlier this year and a Delta Legion member gave him $125 in January.

The name Randy Purves also surfaced in April when a man using that name in Mission claimed to be a former volunteer firefighter from Glace Bay, N.S.