{"id":64400,"date":"2016-02-18T08:00:39","date_gmt":"2016-02-18T13:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=64400"},"modified":"2016-02-18T11:22:06","modified_gmt":"2016-02-18T16:22:06","slug":"southern-maryland-veterans-association-shuttered-by-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=64400","title":{"rendered":"Southern Maryland Veterans Association shuttered by State"},"content":{"rendered":"

Brown Neck Gaiter sends us the news <\/a>that another veteran-related charity has been shut down, this time by the Maryland Attorney General’s office;<\/p>\n

In response to multiple complaints, an investigation by the Secretary of State’s Charities and Legal Services Division, aided by the Office of the Attorney General, showed that the organization was allegedly not assisting the housing needs of veterans as claimed in marketing materials. The charity was also not registered with the Secretary of State.<\/p>\n

[…]<\/p>\n

Solicitors for Southern Maryland Veterans Association had been a visible presence at retail and grocery stores in Calvert County and elsewhere in Southern Maryland. Fund-raisers for the charity would distribute documents that claimed to show that the organization was registered with the state, when in fact it was not. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Because of their poor accounting practices, the government isn’t sure how much money they’ve collected and misspent in the names of veterans. So, while you’re out and about in Maryland, if you see someone collecting money for them, contact Michael Schlein, Investigator, Charities and Legal Services Division at 410-260-3879<\/p>\n

From the Washington Post<\/a>;<\/p>\n

Brashear said he wanted to help veterans when he got out of prison in 2012 after serving 22 years for killing his then-girlfriend. His first charity venture in Western Maryland ran into financial problems, and an assistant accused him of misusing funds, Brashear said.<\/p>\n

Now he plans to operate shelters for veterans in Texas and Indiana, and he said he\u2019ll appeal the cease-and-desist order to clear his name.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Yeah, I don’t know why anyone thought that a convicted murderer wouldn’t do right by veterans.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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