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7/17/17 – Once again, Banning lives up to its reputation of being a cesspool of filth and corruption. This time, America’s leading “stolen valor” website, “Thisainthell.us” , has exposed Banning School Board Trustee Jan Spann as a phony Viet Nam Vet.

CLICK HERE TO GO TO :   THISAINTHELL.US    ARTICLE ON JAN SPANN

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Is anyone surprised ? This is not the first time Banning has been lead by a public official who has distorted his military record. A few years ago, our website exposed former Banning Mayor Don Robinson for falsely claiming that he underwent training as a Navy Seal. (click here for that story).
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PHONY VIETNAM TALES

In one of her previous Facebook posts Spann claimed she did not one, but two tours in Viet Nam. In this context, Spann also says that she became a Registered Nurse at age 19. Really? Spann makes the bizarre claim that as a “medivac nurse” in Viet Nam, she “went out and found” wounded soldiers on the battlefield and “brought them back”.

The problem with this story is, that medevac nurses never wandered around the battlefield to evacuate the wounded. Such an account must be dismissed as pure fiction.

When it comes to Spann’s bullcrap Viet Nam account, seeing is believing:

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DURING HER ALLEGED VIET NAM TOURS, CALSTATE RECORDS PLACE SPANN IN LONG BEACH, CA

Records retrieved by The Banning Informer from CalState Long Beach indicate that during the time Spann claims to have made two tours in Viet Nam (10/68 to 3/71) she was actually enrolled at CalState Long Beach for the entire time, working on her BS degree in Microbiology, which she obtained in January of 1972.

The time of her CalState attendance is identified as from 9/68 to 1/72 (click here to view CalState record). Not even an obvious con-artist like Jan Spann can be in two places at the same time.

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NO RECORD OF MILITARY SERVICE WHATSOEVER

The “National Personnel Records Center” provides records of any soldiers ever enlisted in the US Armed Forces. In the case of Jan Spann, the agency came up empty handed (see response).

Despite being provided with Spann’s date of birth and SSN, the agency said there is no record of a Janis Hartman (her maiden name at the time) ever being enlisted.
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RECORD GAZETTE RUNS WITH SPANN’S PHONY VIETNAM STORY

Banning’s local paper, the Record Gazette, has a solid reputation of distorting the facts, while rarely bothering to investigate them. This time it is no different :

In their recent article of June 29, 2017, Record Gazette reporter David Heiss, presented Spann as a writer of a Civil War Novel, even though it was written years ago.

In the article, Heiss proclaims that Spann “served in the Viet Nam war”. (click here to view). As it turns out, this sorry excuse for a “reporter” did not even bother to fact check her phony Viet Nam claims.

On a weekly basis, disinformation and fake news are being disseminated by Banning’s local paper. This is a major reason why the City seems unable to shed off its corruption problems.

It is because of failed “reporters”  like David Heiss – and pathetic “columnists” like Gail Paparian –  that an unsuspecting public is mislead into believing that this disgusting, filthy windbag is actually an honorable Viet Nam vet. The foregoing serves as a perfect example why the Record Gazette is commonly referred to as the local “fish wrapper” . The publication is best compared to a malignant cancer that has befallen the community.

Did the Record Gazette plan to endorse Spann’s 2018 run for City Council? We wouldn’t be a bit surprised, and their article may just have been intended to lay the foundation for her candidacy by making her a household name.

 

SPANN’S TELLING LIST OF FACEBOOK FRIENDS

Those who know how Banning operates also won’t be surprised to see that Jan Spann rubs shoulders on Facebook with an abundance of corrupt political hacks, (view list as captured on 7/17/17).

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.Her “friends” list goes from pathetically useless Senator Mike Morrell to super shady former Banning Mayor Bob Botts, who recently attempted to install Spann on the Banning Planning Commission.

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.Other friends consist of former Mayor Barbara Hanna and even former Mayor and fake “Navy Seal” Don Robinson. The list would not be complete without former Mayor Don Smith, who’s Cultural Alliance has been accused of screwing the taxpayer out of $ 1.4 M.

Listed are also (surprise, surprise!) David Heiss (aka “Jamey Heiss”), the author of the recent Record Gazette article on Spann, and the queen of Banning fake news, “for rent” media whore “columnist” Gail Paparian (more on her here and here).

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CONCLUSION

It shouldn’t come as a surprise that Banning has yet another military imposter at the helm. Jan Spann has slapped all soldiers and nurses ever serving in the military in the face. Even more so, she has stolen the valor of so many nurses who faithfully served in Viet Nam. Last but not least, Jan Spann has given Banning a bad name.

Jan Spann appears to be a notorious sociopath. This despicable, lying piece of Banning filth, has no place running our schools. The Banning School Board must immediately proceed to censure Spann, and she must be forced to resign.

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