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Minnesota Bans Fraudulent Charity Aimed to Help Veterans

07/19/2018 08:15 PM

A Florida charity that promised to help veterans is now banned in Minnesota. This happened after the organization solicited $370,000 in donations from Minnesotans. This money was supposed to go to disabled and wounded veterans, but according to the Attorney General’s office, that’s not exactly what happened.

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