Posted on 05/21/2012 8:51:19 PM PDT by Rabin
Convicted petty thief, Mildred Fedd had pressing bills to pay: parking tickets, a faulty sewage system, house payments and the impound lot holding her truck hostage. So she turned to the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs and promised — for a small fee — to watch over an 82-year-old disabled veteran.
With his $5,000, she agreed to buy him a burial plot. Instead, the Houston caregiver paid her own bills — and got caught only after she had spent all his money and went back for more...
(Excerpt) Read more at stripes.com ...
Rab.
I’ve aways said we were only a short ways from being mercenaries - or what we call the “all-volunteer” military. Since Desert Storm, that’s the way it’s heading...
Unreal.. who can be trusted these days? Apparently, no one!
So sad for these Vets.. Prayers for them.
I’m from the Government and I’m here to help you.
There’s a special place in hell for these people who rip off our Vets.
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