MENOMINEE -- A Menominee man has been sentenced to a year and a half in prison in Maine for filing false veterans claims.
The U.S. Attorney's office says 45-year-old Mark Palmquist received nearly $50,000 in checks that were intended for a former spouse and child.
Palmquist previously lived in Maine.
He also was convicted of illegally receiving benefits for an alleged back condition after he created a false document from a Marine Corps detachment commander.
Along with 18 months in prison, he was ordered to pay the money back.
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