{"id":81630,"date":"2018-09-05T09:41:54","date_gmt":"2018-09-05T13:41:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=81630"},"modified":"2022-01-13T20:34:10","modified_gmt":"2022-01-14T01:34:10","slug":"ftc-states-target-bogus-veterans-charities-in-new-crackdown-its-war-profiteering","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=81630","title":{"rendered":"FTC, states, target bogus veterans’ charities in new crackdown: ‘It’s war profiteering’"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette said that as part of the FTC’s “Operation Donate with Honor” he was investigating Foundation for American Veterans for deceptive solicitations and for \u201cdubious withdrawals\u201d by the group’s treasurer. (Google Archive)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Generous Americans give more than $2.5 billion a year to some 40,000 charities with missions designed to help veterans.<\/p>\n

Lately, however, this crowded field has been inundated by fraud, according to the Federal Trade Commission.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Welcome to the party…finally.\u00a0 The use and abuse of veteran related charities has been going on for far too long.\u00a0 Motorcycle clubs and even VFW posts have been busted for this asshattery.<\/p>\n

The FTC launched Operation Donate with Honor in July to spotlight the problem of fraudulent and deceptive fundraising on behalf of military and veterans\u2019 causes.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s war profiteering,\u201d Joshua Starks, commander of the 300,000-strong Oklahoma Veterans of Foreign Wars told Fox News. \u201cThey\u2019re stealing from people who raised their hand and took an oath to serve our country and then went overseas to protect the rights of all of us–including the people who are stealing from them.\u201d<\/p>\n

As part of Operation Donate with Honor, the FTC distributed a list of 102 law enforcement actions 34 states have lodged against bogus veterans\u2019 charities. Some are recent. Others are newly filed. The FTC is a partner in two of the new cases.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

You can read the entire article HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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