Annapolis man who was a recurring Fox News guest sentenced to 33 months in prison
The Annapolis man who appeared as a guest on Fox News claiming to be an ex-CIA employee was sentenced to 33 months in prison on Friday.
In addition, 62-year-old Wayne Simmons was ordered by U.S. District Court Judge Thomas Selby Ellis III to serve three years of supervised release, forfeit two firearms and $175,612 in criminal proceeds, and to pay restitution to his victims, the Department of Justice said Friday.
Last year, the Justice Department accused him of falsifying his experience as a former "Outside Paramilitary Special Operation Officer" who served in the CIA between 1973 and 2000. He'd been a recurring guest on Fox News under that pretext, where he regularly criticized the Obama administration for its handling of the 2012 attack on the American diplomat compound in Benghazi, Libya.
Simmons pleaded guilty to major fraud against the government, wire fraud and a firearms offense in April. While Simmons admitted that no record or evidence existed of his service in the CIA through his guilty plea, he did not admit to making false statements about his record.
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