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Armed Forces MCSS is NOT US Military MCSS but IS a privately owned SCAM.

Armed Forces MCSS is NOT US Military MCSS but IS a privately owned SCAM. review: You be the judge America 12

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Armed Forces MCSS is NOT US Military MCSS but IS a privately owned SCAM. These scammers opened up their deceptively named store in an old recruiting office. When the Army moved out these fakers dressed up like Army officers and moved in. They have been scamming then harassing US Soldiers and new recruits since then. No one at this place is authorized to do any type of military recruiting. The owner Carmine Annunziata is a Wanted Fugitive and has warrants in Orlando FL and Volusia County FL. Carmines girlfriend Maria L Garcia doesn't care that Carmine was an abusive husband and drug smuggler in FL. Maria has been protecting Carmine and hiding him from authorities. Many people have complained that after shopping at this place the customers started seeing unauthorized charges on their credit cards. Carmine has easily obtained the military IDs of US servicemen by fraudulently claiming that the soldiers shopping there must show their Military ID's. DO NOT SHOW YOUR MILITARY ID TO THESE SCAMMERS. DO NOT SHARE ANY PERSONAL INFORMATION WITH THESE SCAMMERS ESPECIALLY NOT YOUR CREDIT CARDS! Carmine and Maria, Paddy, Keith and Jayson should be put in jail for the scams and harassment they have been doing to US Soldiers they have victimized.

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AF1123
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Feb 10, 2012 4:30 pm EST

Posted : Wednesday Feb 8, 2012 12:30:09 EST
The operator of a private-sector business that sold uniform items to service members has been arrested in New Jersey on fugitive warrants from Florida, federal officials said.

Carmine Annunziata, who operated Armed Forces Military Clothing Sales Store (Armed Forces MCSS) in Jamaica, N.Y., before moving his store to New Jersey near Joint Base Dix-McGuire-Lakehurst, was arrested at his home early on Jan. 18, said Inspector Robert Kurtz, of the U.S. Marshals Service New York-New Jersey Regional Fugitive Task Force.

At the time of the arrest, officials seized two Army uniforms belonging to Annunziata, Kurtz said. “We’re in the information-gathering stage of looking into whether he impersonated an Army major, ” Kurtz said, noting that law enforcement officials have confirmed with the Army that Annunziata has never been in the military. One picture of him in an Army uniform shows an “Annunziata” name plate and MP arm patch.

Annunziata was arrested on charges of violating probation in Volusia County, Fla., on a prior conviction for stolen property and theft, and violating probation in Orange County, Fla., on a prior larceny conviction, according to Kurtz. Annunziata is under house arrest and the process has begun to have him extradited to Florida, Kurtz said.

Kurtz confirmed that Annunziata is a former owner and operator of the Armed Forces MCSS store in New York that has now relocated to New Jersey. Both stores were commercial enterprises and not connected with the Defense Department, although they give the appearance of being connected to the military. At the Joint Base Uniform & Equipment Center store in New Jersey, large replicas of the service branches’ seals are displayed in the windows, along with a sign reading “Force Protection Condition 100% ID Checks.”

Annunziata did not return calls for comment.

A number of service members have contacted Military Times about Armed Forces MCSS beginning in 2008, complaining that the company processed their payments but didn’t send the items they ordered and refused to provide refunds. Some troops reported receiving threatening calls from Armed Forces MCSS employees. In May 2008, the New York Better Business Bureau had 26 complaints listed about Armed Forces MCSS, and the BBB rated the business “unsatisfactory” for its complaint response record.

Kurtz said the U.S. Marshals Service is not investigating allegations related to Armed Forces MCSS sales to service members, but added: “I believe he’s a danger to society and to any service member who walks into his store with a credit card in his hand.”

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AF1123
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Feb 10, 2012 4:28 pm EST

Read this...New story abut Armed Forces MCSS (JBUEC) in the AirForce Times

http://www.airforcetimes.com/news/2012/02/military-uniform-store-owner-arrested-020812w/

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bookingphoto
, US
Feb 10, 2012 2:10 pm EST

Carmine Annunziata booking photo arrested [protected].

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bookingphoto
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Feb 10, 2012 2:09 pm EST

The latest booking photo.

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SoldiersSafety
, US
Jan 27, 2012 7:51 am EST

UPDATE! Wanted Fugitive and military faker Carmine Annunziata was arrested at maria garcia house 1.18.12 by FBI and U.S. Marshalls .1940 brooklyn ave whiting NJ . she should be court marshalled out of the Army . she goes around with him dressed in a Major outfit . he never served a day in his life .

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DamagedGoods
, US
Nov 17, 2011 1:19 am EST

What a disgrace.

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FakeMoustache
, US
Nov 15, 2011 10:54 pm EST

http://www.mugshots.com/search.html?x=0&y=0&q=Carmine+Annunziata

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BodyBuilderVT
, US
Nov 07, 2011 1:18 pm EST

Maria Garcia should be arrested for infiltrating the United States Army Reserves to gain access to military bases for her partner Carmine Annunziata who is a known wanted criminal. And for aiding a known wanted fugitive who fled the FL Dept of Corrections. This drug crazed maniac Carmine Annunziata is being protected by Cpt. Maria Garcia. The United States Army Reserves has been tarnished by Maria Garcia who knows that Annunziata is a wanted fugitive in Florida and aided Annunziata by dressing Annunziata in a US Army Maj. uniforms and presenting this criminal Annunziata fraudulently as a US Army Officer when Annunziata has NEVER been in the military. Maria Garcia assists Annunziata in his criminal activites Carmine has always been into including setting up a fraudulent and deceptive military clothing store targeting US soldiers in order to gain acces to the soldiers credit cards and military ID's. Garcia is an equal partner along with their friend Paddy Matera a former NY Corrections officer who tells people he is a police officer. Attention military soldiers avoid these scam artists.

http://www.pownetwork.org/phonies/phonies671.htm

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soldiersremembercarmineshate
, US
Jul 13, 2011 11:33 am EDT

Bleached hair and uniforms, different look, same scammers.

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soldiersremembercarmineshate
, US
Jul 13, 2011 11:32 am EDT

Here is Cpt Maria L Garcia and her boyfriend Carmine L Annunziata. Despite the US Army Majors uniform, Carmine Annunziata has NEVER been in the US military. Maria Garcia is protecting a wanted fugitive becaue Carmine Annunziata is listed as a wanted fugitive according to the Florida Dept of Corrections. Carmine is the owner of Armed Forces MCSS and Maria is his cover.

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Carmine is Wanted
jamaica, US
Feb 06, 2011 1:43 pm EST

http://www.pownetwork.org/phonies/phonies671.htm

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S.O.L
Kalamazoo, US
Jan 27, 2011 5:54 pm EST

*BeHold! The Lord Baby JeZus passes down the first of his infinite commandments: Thou shall not believe in ###*
that is all~