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Veterans charity settlement reached
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Illinois and 10 other states have reached a settlement with a Florida-based charity accused of soliciting money for veterans but using the funds for salaries and fundraisers.
Healing Heroes Network told potential donors that 100% of the money raised would help wounded veterans. Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul and other attorneys general maintained little of the millions collected about 1% was used for that purpose from 2014 to 2018. Instead, donations were used to pay professional fundraisers, cover online advertising costs and to pay the salaries of founder Stacey Spiegel and her son, Neal. Donations were also used to buy T-shirts from a family member’s business.
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Ohio has settled a lawsuit with a group accused of ripping off veterans. (Shutterstock)
COLUMBUS, OH Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost has settled a lawsuit accusing an organization of stealing money intended to help wounded veterans.
Healing Heroes, based in Florida, was being sued by 11 states. The multistate lawsuit claimed the group solicited donations to aid veterans of wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, but instead pocketed the money. Ohioans always answer the call when our veterans need help and thought they were doing so here, Yost said. But this wasn t a charity. It was disgraceful sham and we shut it down.