Phony Vet Charities
MOPH phone hoax
The Military Order of the Purple Heart, a federally-chartered organization warns that some less-than scrupulous folks are making phone calls claiming to be from that organization and soliciting donations for presidential campaigns, according to Business Wire. The public should be informed that these calls are a HOAX. The MOPH remains an apolitical organization and, as […]
J. Thomas Burch & the National Vietnam Veterans Foundation
Bobo and Liberal Civvie send us a link to the story about this National Vietnam Veterans Foundation, the CEO of which is J. Thomas Burch, a Veterans’ Affairs attorney -deputy director in the VA’s Office of General Counsel. According to CNN, during 2010 through 2014, they took in $29 million in donations. Pretty impressive, huh? […]
Southern Maryland Veterans Association shuttered by State
Brown Neck Gaiter sends us the news that another veteran-related charity has been shut down, this time by the Maryland Attorney General’s office; 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 […]
Jan and Steve Toms; scamming couple
Someone sends us a link to the story of Jan and Steven Toms from Mahwah, New Jersey who were arrested recently for pretending to be collecting for a soldier-related charity in front of a convenience store. [Capt. Laurence W. Martin of the Wayne, New Jersey police] said that they presented “false documents” to Stop & […]
Harvey Malbaurn & Focus on Veterans
Here’s another one that we ordered in 2014 that just got here. Harvey Malbaurn was arrested in August of that year for taking donations for an organization called “Focus on Veterans” while he was panhandling outside a well-meaning business that thought that they were helping veterans. Harvey claimed to the police officer that questioned him […]
Brian Michaud scammer
Over a year ago, we first wrote about Brian Michaud and his mom, Andrea, who scammed well-meaning Americans in Wisconsin by selling coupons for local businesses that pledged their goods and services. The proceeds from the coupon sales were supposed to go to veterans, but instead the money was pocketed by Michaud. He even took […]
Adrian Anthony/Ford/Sevilla; Operation Be My Hero
Mary sends us a tip on this woman who goes by the names Adrian Anthony, Adrian Sevilla and Adrian Ford and runs this charity thing “Operation Be My Hero“. It looks like it’s in the early stages, so it’s probably best to nip it in the bud right now. They claim to rescue military working […]
Scammers sentenced for wounded Marine training program
Kevin Lombard, 64, and Judith Paixao, 61 ran Wounded Marine Careers Foundation, a tax-exempt program to help wounded Marines get jobs in the film industry, but now they’re looking at 20 years each in the federal prison system, according to the Associated Press; The Department of Veterans Affairs provided $1.2 million in vocational rehabilitation funding […]
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