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Fox News is a joke: Their big CIA go-to-guy arrested for fraud. * 1
    #22388134 - 10/16/15 12:27 PM (8 years, 3 months ago)

Wayne Simmons was arrested yesterday for lying about being a former CIA operative. This guy has been on Fox News for years. Doesn't fox do any background checks. What a joke of a "news organization." In addition, this guy was supposed to be an expert on Benghazi.



Fox News 'terror expert' Waayne Simmons arrested for lying about 27-year career as CIA officer

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A frequent Fox News guest analyst has been charged with fraud after falsely claiming to be a former CIA agent, US prosecutors say.

Wayne Simmons of Annapolis, Maryland, portrayed himself as an "outside paramilitary special operations officer" for the Central Intelligence Agency from 1973 to 2000.

He allegedly tried to use that claim to get government security clearances and work as a defence contractor.

The 62-year-old was arrested on Thursday after a grand jury indicted him in connection to alleged misconduct, including major fraud and making false statements to the government.

The indictment said that Simmons falsely claimed on national security forms that his previous arrests and convictions were related to his CIA work and that he had held a top secret security clearance.

At one point he was deployed overseas as an intelligence adviser to senior military officers, the US attorney's office for Virginia's Eastern District said in a statement.

He has appeared on Fox News as a guest analyst on terrorism since 2002, a profile on Amazon.com said.

Fox News spokeswoman Carly Shanahan said Mr Simmons had been a guest on the network and had not been paid.

The Amazon.com profile said he worked in anti-narcotics operations and in 2004 was part of Pentagon program for military and intelligence analysts.

He also spoke at a 2013 forum sponsored by the Citizens Committee on Benghazi, probing the deaths of four Americans in Libya in 2012 and the role of then-secretary of state Hillary Clinton.




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Re: Fox News is a joke: Their big CIA go-to-guy arrested for fraud. [Re: koods]
    #22388160 - 10/16/15 12:34 PM (8 years, 3 months ago)

There's a few fellows in Politics who would argue the point with you until they're blue in the face, often proclaiming how credible Fox "News" is. :facepalm:


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Re: Fox News is a joke: Their big CIA go-to-guy arrested for fraud. [Re: Le_Canard]
    #22388187 - 10/16/15 12:40 PM (8 years, 3 months ago)

Can't find a single mention of this on the Fox News website.


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Re: Fox News is a joke: Their big CIA go-to-guy arrested for fraud. [Re: Le_Canard] * 1
    #22388199 - 10/16/15 12:43 PM (8 years, 3 months ago)

I refuse to watch cable news until they put more explosions on the air, and all of the blonde female anchors go topless. They haven't met my standards for reality TV yet, but I'm glad they're still trying.


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Re: Fox News is a joke: Their big CIA go-to-guy arrested for fraud. [Re: Mr.GuessWork] * 1
    #22388217 - 10/16/15 12:47 PM (8 years, 3 months ago)

What a dumbass. Did he think the government wouldn't know if they issued him a clearance or not? :facepalm:


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Re: Fox News is a joke: Their big CIA go-to-guy arrested for fraud. [Re: Mr.GuessWork]
    #22388225 - 10/16/15 12:49 PM (8 years, 3 months ago)

This thread has got to be a lie.

FOX News already went to court for fraud, and the case was dropped, with the judge saying that it's not illegal for them to make up fictional stories.


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Re: Fox News is a joke: Their big CIA go-to-guy arrested for fraud. [Re: Arctic W. Fox]
    #22388231 - 10/16/15 12:50 PM (8 years, 3 months ago)

Fox isn't in trouble, they just look dumb. Wayne Simmons is in trouble because he lied to the government on security applications.


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Re: Fox News is a joke: Their big CIA go-to-guy arrested for fraud. [Re: The Moose]
    #22388234 - 10/16/15 12:51 PM (8 years, 3 months ago)

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The Moose said:
What a dumbass. Did he think the government wouldn't know if they issued him a clearance or not? :facepalm:



Sounds like he got away with it for quite a while. I would have thought that a national media figure falsely claiming to have worked for the CIA would have caught the attention of people who really do work for the CIA a lot sooner.


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Re: Fox News is a joke: Their big CIA go-to-guy arrested for fraud. [Re: The Moose]
    #22388237 - 10/16/15 12:52 PM (8 years, 3 months ago)

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The Moose said:
What a dumbass. Did he think the government wouldn't know if they issued him a clearance or not? :facepalm:



He got away with it on Fox News for so long I guess he thought it was all true.

The indictment also says he defrauded someone out of $125k in a real estate scam. What a quality guy.


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Re: Fox News is a joke: Their big CIA go-to-guy arrested for fraud. [Re: psi]
    #22388240 - 10/16/15 12:52 PM (8 years, 3 months ago)

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psi said:
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The Moose said:
What a dumbass. Did he think the government wouldn't know if they issued him a clearance or not? :facepalm:



Sounds like he got away with it for quite a while. I would have thought that a national media figure falsely claiming to have worked for the CIA would have caught the attention of people who really do work for the CIA a lot sooner.




No man it's the perfect scam. People who work at the CIA may not know who else is working at the CIA.


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Re: Fox News is a joke: Their big CIA go-to-guy arrested for fraud. [Re: psi]
    #22388241 - 10/16/15 12:52 PM (8 years, 3 months ago)

Well based on the quote in the OP I believe he was in intelligence, just not as tough shit as he seemed to make himself out to be.


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Re: Fox News is a joke: Their big CIA go-to-guy arrested for fraud. [Re: koods]
    #22388247 - 10/16/15 12:54 PM (8 years, 3 months ago)

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koods said:
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The Moose said:
What a dumbass. Did he think the government wouldn't know if they issued him a clearance or not? :facepalm:



He got away with it on Fox News for so long I guess he thought it was all true.

The indictment also says he defrauded someone out of $125k in a real estate scam. What a quality guy.



Cut him a break, he's probably just a forgetful old man. Senility is probably at the root of this real estate scam too I'd guess.


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Re: Fox News is a joke: Their big CIA go-to-guy arrested for fraud. [Re: psi]
    #22388254 - 10/16/15 12:55 PM (8 years, 3 months ago)

"Durh, sorry I forgot I took $125k from you, I'm old LOL."


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Re: Fox News is a joke: Their big CIA go-to-guy arrested for fraud. [Re: koods]
    #22388264 - 10/16/15 12:58 PM (8 years, 3 months ago)

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koods said:
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psi said:
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The Moose said:
What a dumbass. Did he think the government wouldn't know if they issued him a clearance or not? :facepalm:



Sounds like he got away with it for quite a while. I would have thought that a national media figure falsely claiming to have worked for the CIA would have caught the attention of people who really do work for the CIA a lot sooner.




No man it's the perfect scam. People who work at the CIA may not know who else is working at the CIA.



True, but with all the people they keep tabs on for questionable reasons, you would think they would do their own background checks on a prominent public figure claiming to have worked for them.


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Re: Fox News is a joke: Their big CIA go-to-guy arrested for fraud. [Re: The Moose]
    #22388266 - 10/16/15 12:59 PM (8 years, 3 months ago)

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The Moose said:
"Durh, sorry I forgot I took $125k from you, I'm old LOL."



Yeah exactly. :lol:


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Re: Fox News is a joke: Their big CIA go-to-guy arrested for fraud. [Re: psi]
    #22388273 - 10/16/15 01:01 PM (8 years, 3 months ago)

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psi said:
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koods said:
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psi said:
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The Moose said:
What a dumbass. Did he think the government wouldn't know if they issued him a clearance or not? :facepalm:



Sounds like he got away with it for quite a while. I would have thought that a national media figure falsely claiming to have worked for the CIA would have caught the attention of people who really do work for the CIA a lot sooner.




No man it's the perfect scam. People who work at the CIA may not know who else is working at the CIA.



True, but with all the people they keep tabs on for questionable reasons, you would think they would do their own background checks on a prominent public figure claiming to have worked for them.



It's probably not illegal to say you worked for the CIA. It only becomes fraud if you actually use the lie to make money. I think the guy was ultimately arrested for making false statements to the government.


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Re: Fox News is a joke: Their big CIA go-to-guy arrested for fraud. [Re: koods]
    #22388283 - 10/16/15 01:04 PM (8 years, 3 months ago)

Ok, yeah I guess he wasn't taking money for the TV appearances. They still could have outed him if they knew about it though, even if there wasn't anything he could be charged with.


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Re: Fox News is a joke: Their big CIA go-to-guy arrested for fraud. [Re: psi]
    #22388289 - 10/16/15 01:05 PM (8 years, 3 months ago)

Fox news is just a bunch of bs


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Re: Fox News is a joke: Their big CIA go-to-guy arrested for fraud. [Re: psi]
    #22388291 - 10/16/15 01:06 PM (8 years, 3 months ago)

They aren't going to out him. As far as I can Fox is completely ignoring the story.


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Re: Fox News is a joke: Their big CIA go-to-guy arrested for fraud. [Re: koods] * 1
    #22388328 - 10/16/15 01:17 PM (8 years, 3 months ago)

You seem like a smart guy koods, so I find it hard to believe that someone like you is just figuring out that Faux news is a joke.

fuck fox and all major media outlets.


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