{"id":174978,"date":"2025-10-10T07:04:55","date_gmt":"2025-10-10T11:04:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=174978"},"modified":"2025-10-10T07:21:13","modified_gmt":"2025-10-10T11:21:13","slug":"wire-fraud-stolen-valor-vet-awarded-jail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=174978","title":{"rendered":"Wire Fraud, Stolen Valor Vet Awarded Jail"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nSentenced to a year and a day<\/em><\/p>\n

Army Vet Sentenced to Year In Prison For $80,000 Fraud, Stolen Valor<\/h3>\n

By Nick Mordowanec<\/strong><\/p>\n

A U.S. Army veteran will serve a year behind bars for wire fraud and stolen valor charges.<\/p>\n

Sharon Toney-Finch, 43, of Newburgh, New York, previously made false public claims about assisting homeless veterans. On Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Vincent L. Briccetti sentenced her to 12 months and one day in prison for claims of being a Purple Heart recipient as well as for a years-long scheme to defraud military veterans\u2019 charities.<\/p>\n

She was indicted by the federal government in April 2024 on four charges: wire fraud, stolen valor, theft of government funds, and forging a military discharge certificate.<\/p>\n

In March 2025 she pleaded guilty to the charges, which Briccetti at sentencing in the Southern District of New York (SDNY) called \u201cappalling\u201d and \u201cdisrespectful to [her] fellow veterans.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cSharon Toney-Finch falsely claimed to be a Purple Heart recipient and used her foundation to defraud donors and others induced by that lie,\u201d said U.S. Attorney Jay Clayton of SDNY in a statement. \u201cLet today\u2019s sentence reaffirm that fraud built on lies about service and sacrifice will carry a heavy price.\u201d<\/p>\n

In addition to the prison term, Toney-Finch was sentenced to three years of supervised release and ordered to pay $84,000 in restitution and $85,000 in forfeiture.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Military.com<\/a><\/p>\n

The stolen funds went to her BMW, travel, and other personal expenses including a gym membership.
\n*cough*<\/p>\n

Thanks to one of our Usual Suspects for the link.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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