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more right wing fake news to solidify more hate... damage was done and most right wingers will not learn the truth.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/advocate-who-lied-about-vets-being-booted-from-hotel-stripped-of-women-of-distinction-honor/ar-AA1bDZq5?ocid=winp2fptaskbarhover&cvid=30c46291d7ac4b8d83c90b9c5d14405c&ei=40
Advocate who lied about vets being booted from hotel stripped of ‘Women of Distinction’ honor
| Quote: | The veterans’ advocate who claimed that homeless former service members were ousted from a New York hotel to accommodate migrants has been stripped of her Women of Distinction honor just one week after it was conferred.
Sharon Toney-Finch, the director of the Yerik Israel Toney Foundation (YIT), was nominated for the New York State Senate honor by Sen. Rob Rolison (R-Poughkeepsie) on May 16. Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins informed Rolinson by letter on Tuesday that the award was rescinded.
In a copy of the missive, which was obtained by The Post, Stewart-Cousins cites “distressing” allegations that Toney-Finch recruited homeless men to pose as unhoused veterans who were kicked out of Newburgh’s Crossroads Hotel to make room for migrants.
Seven of the 15 men she reportedly presented to Orange County Chamber of Commerce president and CEO Heather Bell-Meyer later claimed they were lured with promises of food, alcohol and $200 in cash.
Sharon Toney-Finch, seated, is accused of fabricating a bizarre story about veterans being kicked out of a hotel.Kevin C. Downs for NY Post
The bizarre scheme unraveled when Toney-Finch rebuffed Assemblyman Brian Maher’s requests for records proving that YIT funded the “veterans’” new hotel stays. The state attorney general’s office is now investigating the nonprofit’s finances.
Stewart-Cousins also claimed that hotel staff faced death threats in the ensuing backlash.
“It is necessary that we remove the nomination and ensure that the accomplishments of the other deserving recipients are not overshadowed,” the Democratic leader wrote. |
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