WHAT A HEEL: “GI” Was Grifter Impersonator
Rock Diaz, 22, of Freeport, Long Island, was charged with second-degree impersonation for (allegedly) pretending to be a uniformed soldier to get VIP treatment, New York Post reports:
[Diaz] was arrested for donning an Army uniform and brazenly posing as a soldier so he'd get bumped up to first class on a flight to JFK from the Dominican Republic, Port Authority cops have charged. …
The mile-high huckster was finally brought to earth Friday afternoon when a sharp-eyed customs official at JFK asked him his rank - and he gave an answer that didn't match the insignia on the uniform he was wearing. …
Asked his rank, he said "E-5," referring to a pay grade. But Diaz was wearing the insignia of a staff sergeant, the source said, which is "E-6," a higher pay grade. He also couldn't say where he was stationed, sources said.
Although he was wearing a standard-issue "Army Combat Uniform" and cap, he could not produce a military ID.
Diaz’s get-up included a military-style buzz cut, camouflage fatigues with a black POW patch on the sleeve and "dog tags."
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