A CARMEL MAN WHO GAVE NUMEROUS LECTURES AT THE MONTEREY INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES HAS BEEN ARRESTED BY FBI AGENTS ON CHARGES OF LYING ABOUT HIS EXPERIENCE AND MILITARY BACKGROUND, DEFRAUDING A WIDE RANGE OF AUDIENCES. 66 YEAR-OLD WILLIAM G. HILLAR ALLEGEDLY POSED AS A RETIRED GREEN BERETS COLONEL WITH A WIDE RANGE OF MILITARY EXPERIENCE. NO RECORD OF HILLAR’S MILITARY SERVICE CAN BE FOUND. HILLAR IS BEING CHARGED WITH MAIL FRAUD, FOR PAYMENT HE RECEIVED FROM THE MONTEREY INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES. HILLAR FACES A MAXIMUM OF 20 YEARS IN PRISON IF CONVICTED.
