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Guard Officer Accused of Double Life | Roanoke News
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A National Guard officer, Welch, is accused of orchestrating a brazen scheme that spanned continents and years: secretly marrying a woman he met in Mongolia, using forged documents, government travel cards, and fake expense reports to maintain two lives. Allegations include faking divorce papers, using military funds to fly his wife and her daughter to the U.S., and even forging immigration and Social Security documents. Despite claims that deployments strained his personal life, prosecutors say he lied to superiors and exploited military resources — culminating in a second marriage in Virginia with a fabricated backstory. The case is still unfolding, revealing a shocking web of deception involving military trust and personal betrayal.
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