Family veteran scam busted
Son and mother Brian and Andrea Michaud of Double Up Promotions Inc. in Milwaukee have been accused of selling coupon books in the area to local business. The proceeds of those sales were supposed to “benefit Wisconsin disabled veteran and veteran outreach programs”, but instead, were used to pay off gambling debts and child support. According to the Journal-Sentinel;
But, according to the complaint, the defendants didn’t donate proceeds from the books’ sales to any kind of charity.
In selling the books, Brian Michaud also said purchasers qualified for a chance to win one of three trips to Mexico that had been donated by Funjet Vacations.
But when Funjet learned the winners had not been randomly selected but were in fact all friends of Brian Michaud, it rescinded the donations and no one took the trips.
Though only about 10,000 of 40,000 coupon books were sold in 2011, Brian Michaud sought participants for a 2012 edition by describing the 2011 book as “a huge success.”
From WQOW;
Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen said Tuesday the complaint against Brian and Andrea Michaud (MEE’-shohd) of Double Up Inc. seeks restitution for consumers who purchased coupon books. It also seeks forfeitures.
What a nice family.
Category: Phony Vet Charities
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I have a better idea of punishment, well in addition to any the courts hand down. Send their asses over to Asscrackistan, or send them to Mosul, Iraq.
They will do time, I doubt they will recover much. What they do recover should go to a good cause not the gullible fucks that bought the tickets. Civilians need to stop giving things to veterans. Enough of this nonsense already. Great post.