Phony Army ‘general’ gets 27 months

Associated Press

CLEVELAND

A federal judge in Ohio has handed down a 27-month sentence to a man who posed as an Army general to try to land a six-figure construction management job.

Judge Donald Nugent in Cleveland sentenced 57-year-old Randall Keyser of Barboursville, W.Va., on Monday on his guilty plea to wire and mail fraud.

Nugent says Keyser must get mental-health treatment after his release. His attorney said in a sentencing memo that Keyser is on medication for chronic depression.

Prosecutors say Keyser applied for a job pretending to be a major general with references including the Army chief of staff. The Akron-based company became suspicious and contacted the FBI.