Bucks man accused of faking record as Navy SEAL, POW to steal $300K in benefits
Richard Meleski, 58, of Chalfont, claimed he was tortured in Beirut and received the Silver Star when he was actually in New Jersey, prosecutors say.
Navy photo of the USS New Jersey firing off the coast of Lebanon in 1984. Federal prosecutors alleged that Richard Meleski of Bucks County claimed he was in Lebanon that year as a Navy SEAL when he never served in the military.Read moreNavy
