Two ex-convicts were arrested in Gary, Indiana for posing as disabled war veterans selling radios for a phony charity.
Police say the ex-convicts, Barry Galento, 34, and Glenn R. Sack, 32, were going from house to house, selling transistor radio headsets for $50 each. The men allegedly told their targets that the money was going to be used to buy artificial limbs for veterans of the Persian Gulf conflict.
Galento has only one leg and was passing himself off as a Purple Heart hero. He later admitted to losing his leg in a car accident in Georgia three years ago.
According to the police, Galento was using crutches when arrested, but was able to get around the police station without any assistance
Police were alerted when housewives complained to the Better Business Bureau. Two officers arrested the men after they allegedly observed them successfully con a Chicago woman.
Police Lt. Bill Edwards said the men had fake military discharge papers and both admitted they had served time in state prison. Galento and Sack were charged with soliciting without a license and failure to register as ex-convicts.
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