Sharon Toney-Finch of Newburg, New York, was charged with wire fraud, theft of government funds, stolen valor, and altering military discharge paperwork. Allegedly, Toney-Finch engaged in a scheme in which she misappropriated donations for military charities and falsely nominated herself as a Purple Heart recipient to receive disability benefits to which she was not entitled. Between July 2019 and September 2023, she defrauded donors to her charitable organization by falsely claiming that the donated funds would be spent solely to support homeless military veterans, instead spending the funds on personal expenses. This case was investigated by the VA OIG and FBI.
