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Ex-military officer faces sentencing for life insurance scam

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RICHMOND, VA (WWBT) -

A retired Virginia Air National Guard officer will find out Wednesday how much prison time she will face for taking part in a $800,000 life insurance scam. 

Vickie Armes will be sentenced in federal court in Richmond.

Armes collected more than $800,000 from Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance by falsely claiming both her own death and her husband's.

According to court papers, she used the money on internet gambling. 

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