Prosecutors said the money had been used to buy, among other things, customised dog kennels, a Celine Dion CD, handmade alligator skin boots, several shotguns, a large Polish sausage and to upgrade his truck.

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Wounded and worn out, Elmore left the Marine Corps two months ago, happily trading in his combat boots for an alligator-skin cowboy pair.

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The alligator-skin strap closes with a gem-set ardillon buckle.

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