Mikhail Robin Wicker, 39, was convicted in federal court in Minnesota of wire fraud, mail fraud, using a false military discharge certificate and fraudulent use of military medals. (Joshua Magbanua/U.S. Air Force)

A Minnesota man who prosecutors said fraudulently procured more than $140,000 in benefits by posing as a decorated U.S. Marine veteran is awaiting sentencing on a raft of federal charges.

Mikhail Robin Wicker, 39, was convicted by a jury of wire fraud, mail fraud, using a false military discharge certificate and fraudulent use of military medals, the Justice Department said in a statement Friday.

He lied about deploying to Iraq in 2005 and about being a recipient of the Purple Heart and Prisoner of War Medal, prosecutors said. In fact, he had never served in any branch of the armed services, according to the DOJ.

Using forged paperwork, including a counterfeit discharge document and fake medal certificates, he managed to obtain health care, disability and education benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs, the statement said.

The fraud took place between 2015 and 2020, according to the indictment filed in federal court in April.

Wicker said he had been a member of Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, according to the DOJ. During his trial, former members of that unit testified that he had never served with them.

Records placed Wicker in Michigan during the years that he claimed to be in Iraq, prosecutors said.

The date of his sentencing hearing has not yet been set.