FTC Cracks Down On Fake Charities For Veterans

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By Katie Lobosco, CNN
(CNN) — The Federal Trade Commission announced two major actions against allegedly fraudulent charities for veterans Thursday.
One alleged scam, known as Help the Vets, took in $20 million in donations intended for wounded and disabled veterans between 2014 and 2017, the FTC said.
Another solicited cars, boats and timeshares for several made-up veterans’ charities.
In both cases, most of the donations were never passed along to