{"id":61076,"date":"2015-07-28T12:30:09","date_gmt":"2015-07-28T16:30:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=61076"},"modified":"2015-07-28T11:53:35","modified_gmt":"2015-07-28T15:53:35","slug":"scott-losey-sentenced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=61076","title":{"rendered":"Scott Losey sentenced"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Earlier this year<\/a>, we talked about Scott Losey, the county veterans’ services officer who charged folks for doing his job.<\/p>\n

In one email, dated Oct. 20, 2011, Scott Losey wrote about the hard work he\u2019d done at his own home for one veteran.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe will discuss a gentleman\u2019s agreement to compensate for my personal time. I have worked cases for veterans who reside outside Calhoun County over the past couple of years with the same kind of agreement. I will not gouge you like your Social Security lawyer. Perhaps 7 to 10 percent is typically the agreement. I have had veterans screw me over big time as well. Does this sound cool?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAlso, where is my Christmas present,\u201d Losey wrote in all capital letters in one email in December 2009. \u201cJust so you know, my wife and I like to go out every once in a while for dinner\u2026\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

On top of the list of crap that he did; he charged a widow $200 for helping her to bury her husband. I heard he kicked puppies and stole candy from babies, too, but I can’t verify that.<\/p>\n

Wayne sends us an update<\/a>, wherein Losey is sentenced to four months in jail and two years of probation;<\/p>\n

A criminal investigation was opened, and Losey was charged in March with embezzlement. In June, he pleaded guilty to three felony counts of a public official retaining funds from private individuals as part of a plea agreement.<\/p>\n

Losey\u2019s attorney and friend, Anatase Markou, said Losey went above and beyond to help veterans\u2019 families. He said he hopes the case draws attention to the void veterans face in getting the help they need to file for benefits.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think Scott did much more good for the veteran community than any harm that he may have caused,\u201d Markou told 24 Hour News 8. \u201cI do not believe that was justice today.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Yeah, use the fact that a fellow who is supposed to help veterans, as part of his job, charges them for his time, on top of his pay, to highlight how hard it is for veterans to get services that they earned. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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