Veterans cheated out of paychecks by Pierce County non-profit will finally be paid back
The Washington State Attorney General s office has settled a lawsuit that will help veterans who were at the center of a KING 5 Investigation. Author: Susannah Frame Updated: 8:10 PM PST January 11, 2021
Approximately 100 needy veterans once employed by a Pierce County-based charity are set to be paid back-wages due them. The employees
went without pay for weeks at a time in 2018 and 2019 as the leader of the organization, an Army veteran herself, embezzled money from the charity for personal gain, according to court documents.
“We want to look forward. This is a new start for us,” said Army veteran Scott Schulz, 60, of Tacoma. Schulz has relied on gainful employment at the Veterans Independent Enterprises of Washington (VIEW) for 25 years, but fell on uncertain times when the paychecks were late or non-existent.
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Kitsap Rifle and Revolver Club ordered to pay back state grant money Christopher Dunagan, Special to Kitsap Sun
Kitsap Rifle and Revolver Club has been directed to return nearly $47,000 in state money used to upgrade the club’s shooting range on Seabeck Highway.
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A letter from the Washington State Attorney General’s Office demanding repayment says the gun club violated the terms of a state grant called the Firearms and Archery Range Recreation Program. In 2003, the grant program provided $46,965 to improve the firing lines at the shooting range, work that was completed with a final payment issued in February 2009.