By CHRIS RANDOLPH
September 26, 2014
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FORT WAYNE, Ind. (CN) – Three groups that claim to be charities for veterans keep the money they raise, Indiana’s attorney general claims in court.
Indiana sued Sandbox Veterans of America, Catholic Veterans of Indiana, and Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America Inc., in Allen County Court.
Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America Inc. is a “sham group” that is not affiliated with the “well-known and respected” Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, the attorney general says.
The state also sued the four people who incorporated the groups: Adam Matthew Silvani (Sandbox), Olivia Jean Locke aka Olivia Jean Silvani (Catholic Veterans), Roger Anthony Locke (Catholic Veterans), and Donald Shoppe (Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans), all of Fort Wayne.