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Federal Trade Commission; and Office of the Attorney General, State of Florida, Department of Legal Affairs; Plaintiffs, v. American Veterans Foundation, Inc., a corporation, and Paul K. Monville, individually and as an officer of American Veterans Foundation, Inc., Defendants.
FTC Matter/File Number
172 3163
Civil Action Number
8:18-cv-00744
Enforcement Type
Federal Injunctions
Federal Court
Middle District of Florida
Case Summary
The operators of two purported sham charities have agreed to settle charges by the FTC and the AGs of Missouri and Florida that they deceived donors with false claims that their organizations helped disabled police officers and military veterans. The operators of both schemes are permanently banned from charitable solicitations or otherwise working for charities.