In August 2011, he pleaded guilty to lying to Veterans Administration officials in order to get pension money which he was not entitled to receive, and he faced a possible sentence of five years in prison and a fine of $250,000.[1] In December 2011, he was sentenced to six months in jail.[11] He ultimately served six months of home arrest followed by two years of probation and was required to pay back the nearly $193,000 of improperly received benefits.[12]