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FILE - This undated file photo provided by the Wake City-County Bureau of Identification shows Christian Desgroux, who's accused of pretending to be a U.S. Army general when he landed a chartered helicopter at a technology company in North Carolina in November 2017. A sentencing hearing was scheduled Tuesday, July 31, 2018, for Desgroux. He pleaded guilty in June to the charge that carries a maximum sentence of three years. (Wake City-County Bureau of Identification via AP, File)

‘Halloween every day’: Judge scolds military impersonator

By JONATHAN DREW - Associated Press

FILE - This undated file photo provided by the Wake City-County Bureau of Identification shows Christian Desgroux, who's accused of pretending to be a U.S. Army general when he landed a chartered helicopter at a technology company in North Carolina in November 2017. A sentencing hearing was scheduled Tuesday, July 31, 2018, for Desgroux. He pleaded guilty in June to the charge that carries a maximum sentence of three years. (Wake City-County Bureau of Identification via AP, File)

The Latest: Man gets 6 months for impersonating general

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FILE - This undated file mug shot provided by the Wake City-County Bureau of Identification shows Christian Desgroux, 57, who's accused of pretending to be a U.S. Army general when he landed a chartered helicopter at a technology company in North Carolina in November 2017. Desgroux pleaded guilty Tuesday, June 26, 2018 to one count of pretending to be a military officer. The 58-year-old faces up to three years in prison at his sentencing scheduled for late July. (Wake City-County Bureau of Identification via AP, File)

Man admits to impersonating general on helicopter flight

By JONATHAN DREW - Associated Press

FILE - This undated file mug shot provided by the Wake City-County Bureau of Identification shows Christian Desgroux, 57, who's accused of pretending to be a U.S. Army general when he landed a chartered helicopter at a technology company in North Carolina in November 2017. His defense attorney, Andrew McCoppin, wrote in a court filing Thursday, June 14, 2018 that his client plans to plead guilty and he won’t object to a conclusion that he was sane at the time of the crime. (Wake City-County Bureau of Identification via AP, File)

Man will admit to impersonating general for helicopter ride

By JONATHAN DREW - Associated Press

This undated mug shot shows Christian Desgroux, 57, who’s accused of pretending to be a U.S. Army general when he landed a chartered helicopter at a technology company in North Carolina in November. He appeared in federal court in Raleigh on a count of impersonating a military officer on Monday, Feb. 12, 2018. The judge ordered Desgroux to remain in jail pending his arraignment. (Wake City-County Bureau of Identification via AP)

Feds: Military impersonator used helicopter to impress woman

By JONATHAN DREW - Associated Press