wasn t neat. wasn t exciting. but he was familiar enough with the ways of the military. that when he was in san diego on the run from the law he found the perfect hiding place. i go down to the army/navy store. i buy a naval officer s uniform. i would take the bus to the base. talked your way on to the base? i don t need i.d. nobody is going to question me with five rose of ribbons and a s.e.a.l. crest on his shield. posing as a s.e.a.l. talking to real life s.e.a.l.s. he didn t swap war stories but convinced civilian investors for a phony business supposedly cleaning ships hulls and ran the scam from the base officers quarters. $10,000 minimum investment required. and most people that invest money, all 26 of them, invest in cash. so you wound up with over $100,000?