Wounded Times: Now the news pays attention to scams using veterans?

From the Sacramento Bee

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

Bogus Veterans Charities Hit By New Federal/State Crackdown
Forbes-Jul 19, 2018

FTC cracks down on fake charities for veterans
CNN-Jul 19, 2018

Dozens of fake charities scammed donations for veterans then ...
In-Depth-USA TODAY-Jul 19, 2018

Operation Donate with Honor seeks to expose fraudulent fundraisers
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

Minnesota Bans Fraudulent Charity Aimed to Help Veterans
KAAL-20 hours ago

Paul Paulson, former Orlando mayor candidate, accused of 'sham ...
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 ...

Washington state AG sues two veteran-aid charities, alleges they ...
Seattle Times-20 hours ago

Washington joins national crackdown on veteran scams
The Spokesman-Review-Jul 19, 2018

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 ...

Virginia cracks down on allegedly deceptive veteran charities
FairfaxNews.com-Jul 19, 2018

Virginia Attorney General files legal action 'fake charities' that claimed ...
wtvr.com-21 hours ago

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

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