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An investigation by Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine’s office found that charitable funds earmarked for AmVets Career Centers, were being used for non-charitable purposes. Among those investigated was Fostoria AmVets Post 69, which received $59,210, and Findlay AmVets Post 21, which received $147,442. Both of those posts received “D” grades for their use of the funds.
Bowling Green AmVets Post 711 does not have its own “career center,” but donated $38,639 over the last two years to other posts that were supposed to use the money to help veterans find jobs.
“Then we got word that there was some crookedness going on,” said an officer with the Bowling Green AmVets post who asked to not be named. The post now sends its charitable funds to a hospice organization.
“It upset everybody,” the post officer said Monday of the misuse of their funds.