The Mansfield Patch<\/a> which reports that Gary L. Fincher, a homeless fellow in Massachusetts was arrested for fraudulently collecting donations for veterans at a local convenience store when police Sergeant Ellsworth approached Mr. Fincher and asked him for some creds. Fincher said he was raising funds for \u201cHelp for Homeless Vets\u201d.<\/p>\nOf course, the policemen discovered that no such organization exists, that’s when plus-sized phony veteran Gary made a break for it. I know, I wish there was dash cam footage that we could play with some Benny Hill music in the background, but alas, none exists as far as we know. <\/p>\n
After he was apprehended, police found more than ten grand that he collected stashed in his car.<\/p>\n
Fincher told police he was a homeless veteran and felt entitled to collect donations from people. He informed police he was in the Army for 29 days in 1980 and was unable to complete basic training.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Well, at least he didn’t claim PTSD…yet.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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