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Marauder06

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This is one of many reasons why I don't contribute to GoFundMe or other such activities. Remember this one as the feel-good story of the year a while back?

"The jury is in, and sentencing was finally handed down in a classic homeless veteran scam about a good-hearted homeless vet who purportedly spent his last few dollars to help a scared and stranded young woman get home safely."


Sentencing in “Homeless Vet’s Last $20” Scam

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I can't find the thread right now, but I think we were discussing a few days ago the reports that NYC was forcing homeless vets out of housing in favor of illegal immigrants.

Now, the situation took an interesting turn:

Attorney general probing false claims about veterans displaced for migrants.

ALBANY — The state attorney general’s office is examining allegations that an Army veteran who runs a nonprofit foundation in the Hudson Valley had falsely claimed that homeless veterans had been displaced by migrants at several hotels last week, spurring a national outcry and potentially leading to significant donations for her organization.
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As the claims about the veterans being forced out of hotel rooms have fallen apart this week, there also is conflicting information about Toney-Finch’s public assertions that she was awarded a Purple Heart for a combat injury during a mission in Iraq in March 2010.
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