Wednesday, September 17, 2014

Indiana sues fake nonprofits for not helping veterans

State sues founders of fake veteran nonprofits
IndyStar
Michael Auslen
September 17, 2014

Indiana’s attorney general is suing four people who he says defrauded citizens by falsely claiming to be collecting money to aid veterans.

Adam Silvani, Olivia Locke, Roger Locke and Donald Shoppe, all of Fort Wayne, solicited donations via three nonprofit groups they registered with the state. According to court documents, the groups — Sandbox Veterans of America, Catholic Veterans of America, and Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America — never distributed funds to veterans.

The state is seeking thousands of dollars in reparations under the Indiana Deceptive Consumer Sales Act, alleging that the defendants not only lied about how money would be used but that doing so was illegal. The suit filed in Allen County Circuit Court also asks that all four individuals be barred from operating or seeking donations on behalf of any Indiana nonprofit.

“The allegations are really clear,” said Abby Kuzma, director of consumer protection in the attorney general’s office. “This is a clear violation of public trust.”
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