Lee County Florida Veteran May Lose Home

I'm posting this all because he needs help and also because he is not the only one this is happening to.

Veteran may lose home
By WINK News

Story Created: Jan 29, 2008 at 5:37 PM EST

Story Updated: Jan 29, 2008 at 8:26 PM EST

LEE COUNTY, Fla. - Vince Crespi and his finance are out of food and almost out of a home because they're out of money.

"We needed it now, we needed it a month ago. I've lost my phone, my car."

Crespi who is bi-polar and has schizophrenia needs a disability check from the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs, money documents say he's entitled to.

"I asked the VA today, what more can I do? They said there is nothing more you can do, you've done everything you can do. It just wasn't acceptable to me," says Crespi.

How this all started is Crespi received a disability check for all of last year for $5,300. But because he has credit problems his bank would only accept a maximum deposit of $5,000 so the bank sent the check back to the government. Now the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs has his check, but is suspending his payments.

Crespi says they asked him that.

"They didn't have an answer."

"I feel like they're getting screwed, they're getting screwed. They're being played with by the system," says Shirley Phillips.

Phillips is their landlord and she says their rent was due four weeks ago and she's run out of options.

"The bottom line is I have to evict them and put them in the street."

Crespi didn't know what to do.

"We called you," says Crespi.

We put him in touch with Congressman Connie Mack's office. They say they'll try and help.

"I don't know what else to do."

Regardless, Crespi still has a rent payment due and right now has no money to pay it.

"I'm scared."

WINK News contacted the local chapter of veteran affairs here in Lee County, they said our best bet is through the national office. That's who Congressman Connie Mack is working with. As soon as we hear something on this story we'll let you know.

http://www.winknews.com/news/local/14802611.html

I called Connie Mack's office here in Florida and was told they are working on helping him. Let's just hope they are doing all they can for him. He did all he could for us. If anyone out there has any extra money, contact the station and help him out.