The story, which was on the cover of that day's edition, told the tale of 20 veterans who were kicked out of various hotels in upstate New York, including the Crossroads Hotel in Newburgh, an account that was shared with the Post by Sharon Toney-Finch, the head of the Yerik Israel Toney Foundation. Toney-Finch claimed that her group paid for ...May 19, 2023 · Maher was the first to draw attention to the supposed incident because he was already familiar with a small charity based in Orange County, the Yerik Israel Toney Foundation, and its founder, Sharon Toney-Finch, who originally tipped the assemblyman off. Toney-Finch told the New York Post that the organization paid about $88 a day for ... This article was updated to reflect that the original claim by Sharon Toney-Finch has since been described as ...May 19, 2023 · Sharon Toney-Finch is a decorated military veteran and director of the Yerik Israel Toney Foundation. Sharon Toney-Finch/Facebook. They said they agreed to the deal in part because one of the ... “We were scammed,” Douglas Terry, 55, said about Sharon Toney-Finch, a nonprofit leader who houses the homeless. Terry and others identified Toney-Finch as the person who allegedly offered...Toney-Finch alleged that the veterans her group was paying to house at these hotels reached out to her to say that they had "been placed in another hotel due to what’s going on with the immigrants."May 19, 2023 · In its original story, the New York Post quoted Toney-Finch as saying that one of the men had supposedly called her to tell her about being left on the streets. “Last night, I was crying,” she ... Sharon Toney-Finch and Assemblyman Brian Maher (photo credit Brian Maher Facebook) The admission comes after Maher used the fake crisis to garner front-page coverage in the New York Post last week ...Toney-Finch has spoken of enduring 82 surgeries as a result of her wounds. No Record However, U.S. Army spokesman Bryce Dubee told The Daily Beast on Friday that the Department of Defense does...May 19, 2023 · Sharon Toney-Finch, a disabled veteran who founded the Yerik Israel Toney Foundation, said she was misguided in her initial understanding that veterans under her group’s care were moved from the ... May 19, 2023 · The Yerik Israel Toney Foundation is a nonprofit foundation based in Monticello, New York, that says it provides assistance to military veterans and their families. In its story published on May 12, the Post reported that the foundation’s CEO, Sharon Toney-Finch, had claimed that veterans were being removed from temporary housing in hotels so ... Sharon Toney-Finch, in blue shirt, poses with then-state Sen. Sue Serino and other veterans at a 2021 event. New York State Senate. U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Thomas Schueman, who runs his own ...Dec 7, 2022 · Sharon Toney-Finch understands the struggles that come with service. She was injured twice while serving in Iraq, and continues to deal with a disability, a traumatic brain injury. She earned a ... May 19, 2023 · Sharon Toney-Finch, who runs a nonprofit in Orange County, New York, has been accused of fabricating a story that homeless veterans were kicked out of hotels upstate to make room for asylum ... May 19, 2023 · “One of the vets called me on Sunday,’’ YIT Foundation CEO Sharon Toney-Finch told the Post last week. “He told me he had to leave because the hotel said the extended stay is not available. We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us.May 19, 2023 · Sharon Toney-Finch, who runs a nonprofit in Orange County, New York, has been accused of fabricating a story that homeless veterans were kicked out of hotels upstate to make room for asylum ... May 19, 2023 · Sharon Toney-Finch is a decorated military veteran and director of the Yerik Israel Toney Foundation. Sharon Toney-Finch/Facebook. They said they agreed to the deal in part because one of the ... Aug 18, 2022 · The Sharon Toney-Finch Story: I was injured during my 2 tours in Iraq and was taken to a hospital in Germany for surgery and recovery. While on my tour in Seoul, South Korea, I was in excruciating pain and went to the Army Hospital and the International hospital for relief to no avail. May 20, 2023 · Earlier this month, Army vet Sharon Toney-Finch claimed that the charity she started, the Yerik Israel Toney (YIT) Foundation, had been paying to house a group of some 20 homeless veterans at The Crossroads Hotel in Newburgh, only for the hotel to evict the veterans so migrants bused 70 miles from New York City could stay at the hotel. May 18, 2023 · Sharon Toney-Finch, an Army veteran who was badly injured in Iraq and awarded a Purple Heart, had said her organization - the Yerik Israel Toney Foundation for Preemies, or YIT Foundation - was ... Sharon Toney-Finch was initially nominated by Sen. Rob Rolison (R-Poughkeepsie) on May 16. ... “The Senate’s action is justified in light of the false statements Ms. Toney-Finch gave to ...Sharon Toney-Finch with NY Assemblyman Brian Maher, who said the advocate lied when she claimed ex-military were getting booted from hotels to make way for the flood of migrants up north. But on ...May 20, 2023 · The men said they were paid by Sharon Toney-Finch, the CEO of the Yerik Israel Toney Foundation. She also allegedly forged credit card receipts to make it appear that the hotel had accepted ... NEWBURGH – State Assemblyman Jonathan Jacobson (D, Newburgh) is calling on State Attorney General Letitia James to investigate the Yerik Israel Toney (YIT) Foundation and its CEO, Sharon Toney-Finch, after several news reports debunked Toney-Finch’s recent claim that 20 homeless veterans under YIT care were displaced by asylum seekers at the Crossroads Hotel in the Town of Newburgh.May 19, 2023 · Sharon Toney-Finch, who runs a nonprofit in Orange County, New York, has been accused of fabricating a story that homeless veterans were kicked out of hotels upstate to make room for asylum ... Earlier this month, Army vet Sharon Toney-Finch claimed that the charity she started, the Yerik Israel Toney (YIT) Foundation, had been paying to house a group of some 20 homeless veterans at The Crossroads Hotel in Newburgh, only for the hotel to evict the veterans so migrants bused 70 miles from New York City could stay at the hotel.In a statement published on Thursday, Maher said he was "devastated and disheartened upon a conversation with Sharon Toney-Finch at approximately 3:15 p.m. today, where I learned that the ...May 24, 2023 · Sharon Toney-Finch, director of the non-profit Yerik Israel Toney Foundation (YIT), was nominated for the New York state Senate honor by Sen. Rob Rolison (R-Poughkeepsie) on May 16. Majority... said Toney-Finch. It is estimated that Castle Point serves some 40,000 veterans in Dutchess, Orange and Ulster Counties. Ulster County Executive Pat Ryan is a veteran and says the need is growing.Sharon Toney-Finch and Assemblyman Brian Maher (photo credit Brian Maher Facebook) The admission comes after Maher used the fake crisis to garner front-page coverage in the New York Post last week ...May 19, 2023 · UPDATED 7:53 AM ET May. 20, 2023. The story of migrants displacing homeless veterans that caused outrage and death threats was manufactured, according to local officials who had a role in amplifying the hoax. Sharon Toney-Finch, a veterans’ activist in Poughkeepsie, allegedly recruited homeless men last week to pose as veterans who were ... Sharon Toney-Finch, in blue shirt, poses with then-state Sen. Sue Serino and other veterans at a 2021 event. New York State Senate. U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Thomas Schueman, who runs his own ...Veterans advocate and Army veteran Sharon Toney-Finch made headlines when she claimed that former military members were being booted from hotels to make way for incoming migrants.May 20, 2023 · In reality, Sharon Toney-Finch, the CEO of a veterans’ advocacy organization, had concocted the tall tale and apparently even recruited men from a homeless shelter to pose as the displaced vets for the media. Of course, by the time the fraud was exposed, right-wing media had run wild with the story. Fox News led the way, airing dozens of on ... Feb 2006 - Nov 20159 years 10 months • Responsible for $4,000,000 worth of Organizational equipment that was held in the Battalion • Data entry for updates in automated web-based Property... The woman at the center of the maelstrom is Sharon Toney-Finch, who was inducted last July into the New York State Senate Veterans’ Hall of Fame after a special salute by lawmakers for her service.That story, told by Yerik Israel Toney Foundation chief executive Sharon Toney-Finch, was picked up May 12 by The New York Post and quickly followed by Fox News, Newsmax and other conservative news outlets. The Post on Friday published a follow-up story reporting on the latest development.May 22, 2023 · Sharon Toney-Finch, who runs the YIT Foundation, told news outlets that nearly two dozen veterans were kicked out of hotels in Orange County, New York to make room for migrants. Toney-Finch ... New York state lawmaker Brian Maher (R) told The Times-Union the story was false after he had a conversation with Sharon Toney-Finch, the CEO of Orange County nonprofit Yerik Israel Toney Foundation.May 19, 2023 · That story, told by Yerik Israel Toney Foundation chief executive Sharon Toney-Finch, was picked up May 12 by The New York Post and quickly followed by Fox News, Newsmax and other conservative news outlets. The Post on Friday published a follow-up story reporting on the latest development. May 19, 2023 · Sharon Toney-Finch and Assemblyman Brian Maher (photo credit Brian Maher Facebook) The admission comes after Maher used the fake crisis to garner front-page coverage in the New York Post last week ... Maher said he came to that conclusion after Sharon Toney-Finch, the CEO of the Yerik Israel Toney Foundation, failed to show him the proof he sought of payments for veterans’ hotel rooms. The ...May 20, 2023 · “We were scammed,” Douglas Terry, 55, said about Sharon Toney-Finch, a nonprofit leader who houses the homeless. Terry and others identified Toney-Finch as the person who allegedly offered ... May 19, 2023 · Sharon Toney-Finch, a disabled veteran who founded the Yerik Israel Toney Foundation, said she was misguided in her initial understanding that veterans under her group’s care were moved from the ... May 23, 2023 · By the end of the week, the Mid Hudson News had a group of homeless men ready to talk about how Sharon Toney-Finch, the source of this tale and the head of a veteran advocacy group, had recruited ... May 21, 2023 · Toney-Finch alleged that the veterans her group was paying to house at these hotels reached out to her to say that they had "been placed in another hotel due to what’s going on with the immigrants." Sharon Toney-Finch, who runs the YIT Foundation, told news outlets that nearly two dozen veterans were kicked out of hotels in Orange County, New York to make room for migrants. Toney-Finch claimed that most of the veterans were staying at The Crossroads Hotel in Newburgh, located in Orange County.1 of 5. Sharon Toney-Finch, pictured here on the floor of the New York Assembly on Tuesday, was honored by state lawmakers two days before her claims about unhoused veterans being displaced by ...Sharon Toney-Finch, the CEO of a veterans-oriented nonprofit in Orange County called the Yerik Israel Toney Foundation, told the New York Post on May 12 that nearly two dozen “struggling ...Sharon Toney-Finch, the CEO of an upstate veteran-oriented nonprofit, has been accused of fabricating a story that homeless veterans were displaced from a hotel to make room for asylum seekers. @bridgetgillardThe foundation and its director, Sharon Toney-Finch, appear to have fabricated the entire story, causing Maher to admit yesterday that he had been duped by Finch and her lies.May 19, 2023 · Sharon Toney-Finch, who runs a nonprofit in Orange County, New York, has been accused of fabricating a story that homeless veterans were kicked out of hotels upstate to make room for asylum ... That story, told by Yerik Israel Toney Foundation chief executive Sharon Toney-Finch, was picked up May 12 by The New York Post and quickly followed by Fox News, Newsmax and other conservative news outlets. The Post on Friday published a follow-up story reporting on the latest development.Sharon Denise Toney-Finch, Court Case No. 19-35137 in the New York Southern Bankruptcy Court.Heather Bell-Meyer (on left) and Sharon Toney-Finch, on right Seven homeless men have come forward to say they were part of a group of men recruited at a Poughkeepsie homeless shelter to act as veterans that had been displaced from a Newburgh hotel in order for a non-profit organization to perpetrate a fraud on the public.May 20, 2023 · "Our veterans have been placed in another hotel due to what's going on with the immigrants," said Sharon Toney-Finch, the CEO of the Yerik Israel Toney Foundation. Toney-Finch is a disabled military veteran and the CEO of the Yerik Israel Toney Foundation, which was founded to "raise awareness of premature births, as well as helping the ... May 19, 2023 · Maher was the first to draw attention to the supposed incident because he was already familiar with a small charity based in Orange County, the Yerik Israel Toney Foundation, and its founder, Sharon Toney-Finch, who originally tipped the assemblyman off. May 19, 2023 · Sharon Toney-Finch, a disabled veteran who founded the Yerik Israel Toney Foundation, said she was misguided in her initial understanding that veterans under her group’s care were moved from the ... New York state lawmaker Brian Maher (R) told The Times-Union the story was false after he had a conversation with Sharon Toney-Finch, the CEO of Orange County nonprofit Yerik Israel Toney Foundation.Update 5/22/23, 7:15 a.m. ET: This article was updated to reflect that the original claim by Sharon Toney-Finch has since been described as a fabrication. Update 5/15/23, 10:10 a.m. ET: This ...Sharon Toney-Finch and Assemblyman Brian Maher (photo credit Brian Maher Facebook) The admission comes after Maher used the fake crisis to garner front-page coverage in the New York Post last week ...May 18, 2023 · The story, which was on the cover of that day's edition, told the tale of 20 veterans who were kicked out of various hotels in upstate New York, including the Crossroads Hotel in Newburgh, an account that was shared with the Post by Sharon Toney-Finch, the head of the Yerik Israel Toney Foundation. Toney-Finch claimed that her group paid for ... May 19, 2023 · Sharon Toney-Finch and Assemblyman Brian Maher (photo credit Brian Maher Facebook) The admission comes after Maher used the fake crisis to garner front-page coverage in the New York Post last week ... Sharon Toney-Finch, the CEO of the nonprofit, is a respected person in the community with a track record of helping veterans, he said. At a Wingate hotel in Fishkill, Maher spoke with two people ...Dec 9, 2022 · Sharon Toney-Finch beside a collage dedicated to her son, Yerik Israel Toney, the namesake of YIT Foundation in Monticello on December 6, 2022. The YIT Foundation's mission is to raise awareness ... May 20, 2023 · Toney-Finch has spoken of enduring 82 surgeries as a result of her wounds. No Record However, U.S. Army spokesman Bryce Dubee told The Daily Beast on Friday that the Department of Defense does... The Yerik Israel Toney Foundation is a nonprofit foundation based in Monticello, New York, that says it provides assistance to military veterans and their families. In its story published on May 12, the Post reported that the foundation’s CEO, Sharon Toney-Finch, had claimed that veterans were being removed from temporary housing in hotels so ...The Sharon Toney-Finch Story: I was injured during my 2 tours in Iraq and was taken to a hospital in Germany for surgery and recovery. While on my tour in Seoul, South Korea, I was in excruciating pain and went to the Army Hospital and the International hospital for relief to no avail.The men say they were coached by Sharon Toney-Finch to spin a tale of eviction from the Crossroads Hotel Phillip Pantuso May 19, 2023 Updated: May 19, 2023 7:41 p.m.The Sharon Toney-Finch Story: I was injured during my 2 tours in Iraq and was taken to a hospital in Germany for surgery and recovery. While on my tour in Seoul, South Korea, I was in excruciating pain and went to the Army Hospital and the International hospital for relief to no avail.In reality, Sharon Toney-Finch, the CEO of a veterans’ advocacy organization, had concocted the tall tale and apparently even recruited men from a homeless shelter to pose as the displaced vets for the media. Of course, by the time the fraud was exposed, right-wing media had run wild with the story. Fox News led the way, airing dozens of on ...May 19, 2023 · Sharon Toney-Finch, who runs a nonprofit in Orange County, New York, has been accused of fabricating a story that homeless veterans were kicked out of hotels upstate to make room for asylum ... May 20, 2023 · Toney-Finch is the founder and chairman of the Yerik Israel Toney Foundation, which helps veterans in need of living assistance. On Friday, she denied the allegations to CNN, saying she... May 19, 2023 · UPDATED 7:53 AM ET May. 20, 2023. The story of migrants displacing homeless veterans that caused outrage and death threats was manufactured, according to local officials who had a role in amplifying the hoax. Sharon Toney-Finch, a veterans’ activist in Poughkeepsie, allegedly recruited homeless men last week to pose as veterans who were ... In reality, Sharon Toney-Finch, the CEO of a veterans’ advocacy organization, had concocted the tall tale and apparently even recruited men from a homeless shelter to pose as the displaced vets ...The Sharon Toney-Finch Story: I was injured during my 2 tours in Iraq and was taken to a hospital in Germany for surgery and recovery. While on my tour in Seoul, South Korea, I was in excruciating pain and went to the Army Hospital and the International hospital for relief to no avail.May 20, 2023 · May 20, 2023 9:32 am The U.S. Army veteran who made false claims about homeless veterans being evicted from New York hotels because a busload of migrants needed to be housed in their place claims she was awarded the Purple Heart. However, conflicting records now raise doubts about whether she did receive that honor. That story, told by Yerik Israel Toney Foundation chief executive Sharon Toney-Finch, was picked up May 12 by The New York Post and quickly followed by Fox News, Newsmax and other conservative news outlets. The Post on Friday published a follow-up story reporting on the latest development.May 24, 2023 · Sharon Toney-Finch, director of the non-profit Yerik Israel Toney Foundation (YIT), was nominated for the New York state Senate honor by Sen. Rob Rolison (R-Poughkeepsie) on May 16. Majority...
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One of the people claiming to be an evicted veteran told The Albany Times Union newspaper that local veterans advocate Sharon Toney-Finch recruited him to take part in a scheme designed to ...May 20, 2023 · The men said they were paid by Sharon Toney-Finch, the CEO of the Yerik Israel Toney Foundation. She also allegedly forged credit card receipts to make it appear that the hotel had accepted ... Ms. Toney-Finch’s goal for the first part of 2022 was to house 1,000 homeless veterans; she has housed 780 to date. She works within six counties assisting veterans, military sexual trauma (MST ...The Yerik Israel Toney Foundation is a nonprofit foundation based in Monticello, New York, that says it provides assistance to military veterans and their families. In its story published on May 12, the Post reported that the foundation’s CEO, Sharon Toney-Finch, had claimed that veterans were being removed from temporary housing in hotels so ...According to Toney-Finch at the time, 15 of the veterans had been kicked out of the Crossroads Hotel in Newburgh, a community 60 minutes north of New York City.May 23, 2023 · By the end of the week, the Mid Hudson News had a group of homeless men ready to talk about how Sharon Toney-Finch, the source of this tale and the head of a veteran advocacy group, had recruited ... Toney-Finch told the New York Post that the organization paid about $88 a day for ... This article was updated to reflect that the original claim by Sharon Toney-Finch has since been described as ...May 19, 2023 · The Yerik Israel Toney Foundation is a nonprofit foundation based in Monticello, New York, that says it provides assistance to military veterans and their families. In its story published on May 12, the Post reported that the foundation’s CEO, Sharon Toney-Finch, had claimed that veterans were being removed from temporary housing in hotels so ... Share your videos with friends, family, and the world Sharon Toney-Finch, an executive with the Yerik Israel Toney Foundation, recently made headlines with claims she had to scramble to find new housing for low-income veterans who rely on the ...The Sharon Toney-Finch Story: I was injured during my 2 tours in Iraq and was taken to a hospital in Germany for surgery and recovery. While on my tour in Seoul, South Korea, I was in excruciating pain and went to the Army Hospital and the International hospital for relief to no avail.According to Toney-Finch at the time, 15 of the veterans had been kicked out of the Crossroads Hotel in Newburgh, a community 60 minutes north of New York City..