Source: New York Post
A Long Island grifter allegedly bilked an American Legion out of over $80,000 after posing as a decorated POW veteran — when in reality he’d been ejected from the Army over bad conduct and was in prison when he claimed to be a captive of war. David Agtsteribbe, 58, allegedly used a trove of fake discharge papers and medals around 2021 to pose as an honored Special Forces vet and con his was into a Hamptons Bay American Legion, according to the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office. Once inside the veterans’ organization Agtsteribbe worked his was up to a finance officer position — and allegedly funneled at least $81,000 into his own bank accounts, which he blew on Amazon purchase, TV bills and vacations for himself and his family, prosecutors said.
