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Scam on Veterans

The Federal Trade Commission and Florida attorney general brought a federal complaint against the American Veterans Foundation, saying it collected $6.5 million by promising to send care packages to active-duty military members and homeless vets, but the “donations almost entirely benefit" the group's director.

TAMPA — The Federal Trade Commission and Florida attorney general brought a federal complaint against the American Veterans Foundation, saying it collected $6.5 million by promising to send care packages to active-duty military members and homeless vets, but the “donations almost entirely benefit" the group's director.

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