Court Orders Veterans Fundraiser to Shut Down and Pay $400,000. Pretty scummy, using Veterans to fill your coffers.
The foundation “did not purchase a single phone card to veterans or their families for years — all while it collected hundreds of thousands in contributions from Minnesotans,” read a statement from the office of Attorney General Lori Swanson.
Along with closing operations, Colorado-based TREA (The Retired Enlisted Association) Memorial Foundation must come up with more than $400,000 that will be distributed to legitimate veterans-support groups in the state, according to the Minnesota Attorney General’s Office, which prevailed in Ramsey County District Court.
