SAN DIEGO - 9Wants to Know has learned the former head of the Colorado Veteran's Alliance, who admitted to lying about his military service record, has been arrested by FBI agents in California.
Rick Strandlof faces a charge of "false claims about receipt of military decorations of medals."
The FBI tells 9Wants to Know Strandlof was arrested without any problems.
Strandlof gave his first jailhouse interview to 9Wants to Know in June and admitted he hadn't been truthful about his military record.
Strandlof had claimed he graduated from the Naval Academy and received a purple heart after being wounded in Iraq.
Strandlof also went by the name Rick Duncan.
Under the pseudonym of Rick Duncan, Strandlof founded the Colorado Veterans Alliance in order to lobby for veterans' issues. In 2008, he became quite popular with local Democratic politicians as he made a number of campaign appearances and was even featured in a pair of television advertisements.
Duncan told people he was wounded during the battle of Fallujah. He told people he served on three separate occasions in Iraq. He was also known as a harsh critic of President Bush's policy in the Middle East.
If convicted, he faces a year in prison and a $250,000 fine.
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