In the Army for 29 days, man collected over $10,000 as "homeless veteran"

Homeless Man Accused of Collecting For Fraudulent Veterans Charity
Gary L. Fincher was held on $25K bail and will be arraigned Tuesday
By Tim Jones
August 5, 2014

Following further investigation, it was determined that he has fraudulently obtained over $10,000 from this scheme during the recent past.

Fincher told police that he was homeless and that he was in the Army for 29 days in 1980 having been unable to complete basic training.

Police in Mansfield, Massachusetts, have arrested a homeless man accused of collecting donations for a fraudulent veteran’s charity.

On Monday at 2:30 p.m., an off-duty sergeant of the Foxborough Police Department told Mansfield Police that there was a man at a Stop and Shop collecting donations for a homeless veteran’s organization.
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