Veterans warned of benefit scam
By DEB ERDLEY
Veterans’ affairs officials are cautioning military veterans to be aware of private contractors offering to process claims for them following the announcement that an Allegheny County company was fined $10,000 after an employee falsely held himself out as an accredited veteran’s services agent.
Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro said agents from his office cited Kimberly Dunn and her company, Veterans Resource Solution LLC of Allison Park, with misrepresenting her company’s services with regards to benefit claims with the Department of Veterans Affairs and holding themselves out as accredited agents authorized to apply for benefits on behalf of veterans.
Shapiro said such practices are a violation of Pennsylvania’s Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law.
Dunn said the practices involved a new employee who was promptly fired when the issue arose.
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