The charity’s promotions used urgent language, such as, “22 VETERANS WILL DIE EACH DAY UNLESS WE DO SOMETHING.” The number refers to Department of Veterans Affairs studies that estimate 20 to 22 veterans take their own lives every day.
“While donors dug deep into their pockets in response to pleas for assistance, Help the Vets paid its president, Neil G. Paulson, Sr. hundreds of thousands of dollars and spent more than 88 percent of every dollar donated from 2014 through 2016 ... paying for-profit fundraisers,” the injunction reads.It looks like this has finally made national news but we're wondering why they have not bothered before the FTC decided that veterans deserved better than being used for someone else to make money off their suffering?
Here is what a Google search looks like now.
Tennessee officials and FTC to crack down on veterans charity scams
The Tennessean-7 hours ago
The Tennessean-7 hours ago
Bogus Veterans Charities Hit By New Federal/State Crackdown
Forbes-Jul 19, 2018
Forbes-Jul 19, 2018
FTC cracks down on fake charities for veterans
CNN-Jul 19, 2018
CNN-Jul 19, 2018
Dozens of fake charities scammed donations for veterans then ...
In-Depth-USA TODAY-Jul 19, 2018
In-Depth-USA TODAY-Jul 19, 2018
Operation Donate with Honor seeks to expose fraudulent fundraisers
In-Depth-Washington Times-20 hours ago
In-Depth-Washington Times-20 hours ago
Florida-based veterans charity banned from soliciting in Minnesota
TwinCities.com-Pioneer Press-22 hours ago
The charity would say donations would go toward disabled and wounded veterans' medical care and solicited more than $370,000 in ...
Minnesota bans Florida veterans' charity that officials say deceived ...
Minneapolis Star Tribune-21 hours ago
Minneapolis Star Tribune-21 hours ago
Paul Paulson, former Orlando mayor candidate, accused of 'sham ...
In-Depth-Orlando Sentinel-Jul 19, 2018
In-Depth-Orlando Sentinel-Jul 19, 2018
Two veterans charities sued for misleading Washington donors
KOMO News-22 hours ago
The state is suing two charities alleging they scammed donors, who were trying to help veterans, out of as much as $5 million in a two-year ...
Virginia AG Herring going after 'phony' veteran charities
WAVY-TV-18 hours ago
RICHMOND, Va. (WAVY) -- Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring announced he is taking action against charities he says conned Virginians ...
Attorney Gen. Madigan takes action against fake veteran charities
FOX Illinois-22 hours ago
CHICAGO, Ill. (WICS/WRSP) — Attorney General Lisa Madigan is cracking down on fake charities claiming to help veterans. Madigan is joining ...
Illinois Attorney General alleges charity claiming to help veterans was ...
Chicago Daily Herald-17 hours ago
Chicago Daily Herald-17 hours ago
BBB charity arm lists safe veteran's charities, warns of misleading ...
MyStateline.com-Jul 19, 2018
Below are the charity reports on the six veterans' charities referenced by the FTC and state officials. These charities did not disclose any of the ...
BBB Wise Giving Alliance urges public to investigate veterans' groups ...
TriStateHomepage.com-Jul 19, 2018
TriStateHomepage.com-Jul 19, 2018
Virginia lawmaker files suit claiming two veteran charities are deceptive
wtkr.com-Jul 19, 2018
RICHMOND, Va. – Mark Herring, Virginia's Attorney General, announced Thursday morning that his office is suing two veterans charities that ...
AG Mark Herring Takes Action Against Deceptive Veterans Charities ...
Blue Virginia (press release) (blog)-Jul 19, 2018
Blue Virginia (press release) (blog)-Jul 19, 2018
Washington joins campaign to stop phony veteran's charities
KPUG 1170-5 hours ago
Attorney General Bob Ferguson filed two lawsuits against veteran charitiesThursday, including the Spanaway-based Fallen Hero Bracelets ...
Tulsa Man Faces 20 Felony Counts in Alleged Veterans Charity Fraud
Public Radio Tulsa-Jul 19, 2018
A Tulsa man accused of running a fake veteran's charity is in jail. Jeff McDougal, 43, faces 18 felony counts of obtaining property by false ...
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