To avoid being sent to Iraq, falsely claimed that a car accident disability

A U.S. military lied to avoid being maimed by a car accident sent to Iraq, and conspired with his wife cheating high compensation. The couple gave their plea on the 6th.

Geoffrey Rush, now 27 years old, his wife, Aimilashi 25 years old. They live in Nashville, Tennessee. In June 2004, Jeffrey was assigned to Fort Riley, Kansas, a U.S. military transport unit, and soon he learned that his own forces "in the near future" was sent to Iraq.

In the same year in November, Jeffrey driving overturned. Shortly after the accident, Jeffrey's unit was sent to Iraq, but he repeatedly lied his lower body paralysis, incontinence, also requested the Government to provide compensation and housing.

In July 2005, Jeffrey "injury" retired, followed by a month from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to receive 2700 U.S. dollars cost of living. In the same year in December, Rush couple charged Ford Motor Co. and auto seat belt manufacturer, asked the two companies for compensation of at least 40 million U.S. dollars.

Couple's lawyer Bush ku Rush told The Associated Press that he gradually began to feel cheated, and Jeffrey said he became a paraplegic, but it can Amy pregnant, and he leg muscles did not atrophy. The couple face of these doubts evasive. Cook in April 2006 cease to defend them.

Rush and his wife appear in court on the 6th gave their recognition of fraud and charges of providing false testimony. Court records show that Rush from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs defrauding 107.8 thousand U.S. dollars, obtaining funding from the Social Security Department, 28.7 thousand U.S. dollars.

Jeffrey faces a maximum 65 years in prison and a fine of one million U.S. dollars.