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Philadelphia Inquirer (Free subscription) | 07/26/2008
... his 20-year Army career days after his 17th birthday and volunteered to go to Vietnam, his lawyer Edwin Jacobs said yesterday. He served as a communications specialist, receiving a Bronze Star for each of his two yearlong tours.During this time, Jacobs said, Levy was exposed to scenes of carnage that later triggered post-traumatic stress disorder, a diagnosis Simandle said...
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Examiner (Free subscription) | 07/25/2008
... U.S. District Court Judge Jerome Simandle, left, during his sentencing hearing as defense attorney Edwin Jacobs, Jr. ,standing right, and Assistant U.S. Attorney Jason Richardson watch in Camden, N.J., Friday, July 25, 2008. Judge Simandle ordered Levy to serve three years probation and pay a $5,000 fine for lying about his Vietnam War service to receive extra veteran's benefits....
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Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
... missing mayor" and city officials tussled over who was in charge.Two weeks later, Levy's lawyer, Edwin Jacobs, announced that Levy was resigning and that the former mayor had spent time in a facility that treats addictions and mental illness.The Green Beret claim that led to Levy's downfall is not on the list of falsehoods he acknowledged making to the government.Levy, who served...