{"id":136135,"date":"2023-01-18T11:44:06","date_gmt":"2023-01-18T16:44:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=136135"},"modified":"2023-01-18T11:44:06","modified_gmt":"2023-01-18T16:44:06","slug":"george-santos-accused-of-disappearing-with-gofundme-funds-for-disabled-veterans-dog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=136135","title":{"rendered":"George Santos accused of disappearing with GoFundMe funds for disabled veteran’s dog"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A disabled veteran claims that George Santos disappeared with GoFundMe funds intended for his dog. The veteran was informed that his dog had a life-threatening tumor, but he did not have the funds to pay for the operation. He was referred to a charity run by Anthony Devolder (allegedly George Santos). A GoFundMe page was set up, but then was shut down by Devolder\/Santos who disappeared with the money. George Santos responded that he had no knowledge of this event.<\/p>\n

From Fox News:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

A veterinary technician had told him they knew someone who ran the charity that could help raise money. Osthoff was informed that the charity was run by Anthony Devolder, an alias Santos allegedly used for years before entering politics in 2020.<\/p>\n

Osthoff and another veteran, retired police Sgt. Michael Boll, who tried to intervene to help Osthoff in 2016, claimed a GoFundMe page that raised the necessary funds for the dog’s surgery was shut down by Santos and that the now-congressman then disappeared with the money.<\/p>\n

Santos allegedly claimed the dog’s disease was untreatable after consulting with an affiliated veterinarian and that the money would instead go to his charity. Osthoff had urged to allow him to take the funds to other clinics, and Santos allegedly stopped responding.<\/p>\n

Text messages allegedly sent between Osthoff and Santos that were obtained by Patch.com reveal the rejected request to take the funds elsewhere.<\/p>\n

The dog died on Jan. 15, 2017, but Osthoff could not afford the euthanasia and cremation because he had been out of work with a broken leg for more than a year. Osthoff said he had to panhandle to find the money to euthanize and cremate Sapphire.<\/p>\n

A “Friends of Pets United” charity Santos said he founded was not listed as a charity in official records, according to The New York Times, which also reported that the beneficiary of a 2017 fundraiser linked to the group said they did not receive the money.<\/p>\n

This comes after reports exposed Santos for lying about parts of his background during his 2022 campaign, in which he defeated Democrat Robert Zimmerman. Santos had fabricated, among other things, his work, education history and connections to an alleged Ponzi scheme.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Fox News has additional information here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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