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 ... 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 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... Last week, the New York Post published an article — teased on its front page in an enormous font — that relied on an account from Sharon Toney-Finch, head of the Yerik Israel Toney Foundation ...The subject of this article, based on a claim by Sharon Toney-Finch, the CEO of the Yerik Israel Toney Foundation, purported that homeless veterans were displaced from New York hotels to make way for migrants who needed temporary housing.Bankruptcy Cases in Southern District of New York (Bankruptcy), 2019, case numbers 2019-bk-35000 through 2019-bk-35499Sharon 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 ...The YIT foundation leader, Sharon Toney-Finch, spoke on the record to the outlet, whose story caught the attention of the local Republican state assembly member Brian Maher.Publisher’s Note (May 20, 2023) – Subsequent information emerged after the original publication of the story below that revealed the claim made by Sharon Toney-Finch and Assemblyman Brian ...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 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 ...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.Sharon Toney-Finch, founder of the Yerik Israel Toney Foundation, an organization dedicated to helping homeless military veterans and others, in mid-May told a New York state legislator and the ...Sharon Toney-Finch, OIF Purple Heart Recipient, was born in May 1980 and raised in Woodrige NY. In . February 2006, Sharon joined the Army to become part of the Quarter Master team. Sharon did boot camp . at FT Jackson in South Carolina and completed AIT for Supply Logistics at Ft Lee Virgina. After training,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 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. 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, founder of the Yerik Israel Toney Foundation, an organization dedicated to helping homeless military veterans and others, in mid-May told a New York state legislator and the ...May 13, 2023 · Sharon Toney-Finch, the CEO of the Yerik Israel Toney Foundation, who herself is a disabled military veteran told the publication that the veterans were originally set to temporarily stay at the three hotels for up to four weeks until permanent housing for them could be found. However, they were given the boot after just two weeks. Share your videos with friends, family, and the worldSharon 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. @bridgetgillardMay 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... 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 ...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.Sharon Toney-Finch reportedly lied when she claimed ex-military were getting booted from hotels to make way for the flood of migrants up north.Kevin C. Downs for NY Post. But on Thursday, Maher ...Last week, Toney-Finch recruited several homeless men from a shelter in Poughkeepsie and allegedly offered them food and money to pose as YIT-assisted veterans who were kicked out of their lodging ...Sharon Toney-Finch reportedly lied when she claimed ex-military were getting booted from hotels to make way for the flood of migrants up north.Kevin C. Downs for NY Post. But on Thursday, Maher ...May 22, 2023 · YIT Foundation founder Sharon Toney-Finch allegedly lied about veterans being displaced from Crossroads Hotel in Newburgh New York. She is accused of recruiting homeless men to pose as veterans, offering them food, alcohol, and money to go along with the scheme. Share your videos with friends, family, and the world 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.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...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 ...Sharon Toney-Finch, founder of the Yerik Israel Toney Foundation, an organization dedicated to helping homeless military veterans and others, in mid-May told a New York state legislator and the ...Last week, Toney-Finch recruited several homeless men from a shelter in Poughkeepsie and allegedly offered them food and money to pose as YIT-assisted veterans who were kicked out of their lodging ...May 22, 2023 · Sharon Toney-Finch All Latest Sharon Toney-Finch News / State Watch Eric Adams asks for investigation into disputed story about homeless veterans being displaced by immigrants State Watch ... 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. U.S. Mint Acting Director Ventris Gibson (U.S. Navy) joined Honor Mission Board members Richie Lay (CPL, U.S. Marine Corps), Dan Clarino (CPL, U.S. Marine Corps), Edi Meeks (1LT, U.S. Army Nurse Corps), Purple Heart recipients Matthew Zuniga (SrA, U.S. Air National Guard) and Sharon Toney-Finch (SPC, U.S. Army) and Honor Mission Executive Director Russ Vernon (COL, U.S. Army) to unveil the ...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 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 ...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.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 ... 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 22, 2023 · YIT Foundation founder Sharon Toney-Finch allegedly lied about veterans being displaced from Crossroads Hotel in Newburgh New York. She is accused of recruiting homeless men to pose as veterans, offering them food, alcohol, and money to go along with the scheme. The YIT foundation leader, Sharon Toney-Finch, spoke on the record to the outlet, whose story caught the attention of the local Republican state assembly member Brian Maher.The absolute drama of that cover. Sharon Toney-Finch, the CEO of the Yerik Israel Toney Foundation, which raises "awareness" of premature births and also provides some assistance to unhoused or low-income veterans (weird combo, but okay) told the Post that on Saturday night she started getting calls from veterans whose stays in upstate New York hotels her foundation had already paid for ...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 ... 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 ... Sharon Toney-Finch did her basic training at Fort Jackson and then was assigned to her first unit with the 3rd Infantry Division as a MOS 92A logistics specialist. She deployed to Iraq in 2008 and helped to stand up FOB Hammer in Iskandariya. Sharon completed her first deployment in 2009 without incident and returned to Fort Benning for a few ...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.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 ...May 20, 2023 · 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 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. The controversy around an Army veteran accused of fabricating a tale of homeless veterans being booted from hotels to make room for migrants deepened on Friday—with state officials launching an investigation and questions raised about her claims of being a Purple Heart recipient. The woman at the center of the maelstrom is Sharon Toney-Finch ...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 subject of this article, based on a claim by Sharon Toney-Finch, the CEO of the Yerik Israel Toney Foundation, purported that homeless veterans were displaced from New York hotels to make way for migrants who needed temporary housing.Our Founder: Sharon-Toney Finch, a disabled military veteran, created YIT in honor of the premature birth of her son Yerik. The YIT Foundation strives to raise awareness of premature births, offer assistance to preemies (and their families), and provide a place to stay or transportation while the babies are in NICU.May 20, 2023 · The YIT foundation leader, Sharon Toney-Finch, spoke on the record to the outlet, whose story caught the attention of the local Republican state assembly member Brian Maher. 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...Bankruptcy Cases in Southern District of New York (Bankruptcy), 2019, case numbers 2019-bk-35000 through 2019-bk-35499May 19, 2023 · Toney-Finch tried to capitalize on the migrant crisis by claiming an upstate hotel had booted homeless veterans served by her organization in order to make room for asylum-seekers. The story of men and women who served their country being replaced by foreign migrants was catnip to Republicans and ignited outrage across the country. Sharon Toney-Finch All Latest Sharon Toney-Finch News / State Watch Eric Adams asks for investigation into disputed story about homeless veterans being displaced by immigrants State Watch ...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. Share your videos with friends, family, and the world 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.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.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...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. Sharon Toney-Finch reportedly lied when she claimed ex-military were getting booted from hotels to make way for the flood of migrants up north.Kevin C. Downs for NY Post. But on Thursday, Maher ... U.S. Mint Acting Director Ventris Gibson (U.S. Navy) joined Honor Mission Board members Richie Lay (CPL, U.S. Marine Corps), Dan Clarino (CPL, U.S. Marine Corps), Edi Meeks (1LT, U.S. Army Nurse Corps), Purple Heart recipients Matthew Zuniga (SrA, U.S. Air National Guard) and Sharon Toney-Finch (SPC, U.S. Army) and Honor Mission Executive Director Russ Vernon (COL, U.S. Army) to unveil the ... All Latest Sharon Toney-Finch News / State Watch Story of homeless veterans booted from hotel for migrants was a hoax: NY lawmaker State Watch / 3 months ago by Brad Dress. 05/19/23 3:48 PM ET ...Last week, the New York Post published an article — teased on its front page in an enormous font — that relied on an account from Sharon Toney-Finch, head of the Yerik Israel Toney Foundation ...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. She is listed in the National Purple Heart Hall of Honor , has been the subject of glowing profiles about her heroism under fire, and once ...Sharon Toney-Finch All Latest Sharon Toney-Finch News / State Watch Eric Adams asks for investigation into disputed story about homeless veterans being displaced by immigrants State Watch ...May 19, 2023 · Leaders from the Yerik Israel Toney Foundation said they had to scramble to find new housing overnight to keep the veterans from ending up back on the street. RELATED VA aims to help 38,000 ... 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...May 19, 2023 · 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 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 claimed that most of the veterans were staying at The Crossroads Hotel in Newburgh, located in Orange County. But Toney-Finch’s claims aren’t true ... Sharon Toney-Finch, the CEO of YIT Foundation expressed her frustration citing that “Our veterans have been placed in another hotel due to what’s going on with the immigrants ...May 13, 2023 · Sharon Toney-Finch, the CEO of the Yerik Israel Toney Foundation, who herself is a disabled military veteran told the publication that the veterans were originally set to temporarily stay at the three hotels for up to four weeks until permanent housing for them could be found. However, they were given the boot after just two weeks. 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 ... Sharon Toney-Finch All Latest Sharon Toney-Finch News / State Watch Eric Adams asks for investigation into disputed story about homeless veterans being displaced by immigrants State Watch ...Sharon is a excellent motivator and probably the most caring person I have ever met. I’m proud to know Sharon, and I hope she is recognized for this achievement. (Tyrone Finch) Sharon has worked hard with building her foundation that helps military families with preemies as well as homeless veterans and low-income vets.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 ...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 ...Last week, the New York Post published an article — teased on its front page in an enormous font — that relied on an account from Sharon Toney-Finch, head of the Yerik Israel Toney Foundation ...May 20, 2023 · The YIT foundation leader, Sharon Toney-Finch, spoke on the record to the outlet, whose story caught the attention of the local Republican state assembly member Brian Maher. 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 ...
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 .... Elizabeth
Toney-Finch tried to capitalize on the migrant crisis by claiming an upstate hotel had booted homeless veterans served by her organization in order to make room for asylum-seekers. The story of men and women who served their country being replaced by foreign migrants was catnip to Republicans and ignited outrage across the country.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 ... Our Founder: Sharon-Toney Finch, a disabled military veteran, created YIT in honor of the premature birth of her son Yerik. The YIT Foundation strives to raise awareness of premature births, offer assistance to preemies (and their families), and provide a place to stay or transportation while the babies are in NICU. 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...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.YIT: helping babies and homeless vets. Sharon Toney-Finch founded The YIT Foundation in loving memory of her son Yerik to raise awareness of premature births, offer assistance to preemies (and their families), and provide a place to stay or transportation while the babies are in NICU. The foundation also helps homeless and low-income military ...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. 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 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 · 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 did her basic training at Fort Jackson and then was assigned to her first unit with the 3rd Infantry Division as a MOS 92A logistics specialist. She deployed to Iraq in 2008 and helped to stand up FOB Hammer in Iskandariya. Sharon completed her first deployment in 2009 without incident and returned to Fort Benning for a few ...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... Sharon Toney-Finch, OIF Purple Heart Recipient, was born in May 1980 and raised in Woodrige NY. In . February 2006, Sharon joined the Army to become part of the Quarter Master team. Sharon did boot camp . at FT Jackson in South Carolina and completed AIT for Supply Logistics at Ft Lee Virgina. After training,May 22, 2023 · Sharon Toney-Finch All Latest Sharon Toney-Finch News / State Watch Eric Adams asks for investigation into disputed story about homeless veterans being displaced by immigrants State Watch ... The controversy around an Army veteran accused of fabricating a tale of homeless veterans being booted from hotels to make room for migrants deepened on Friday—with state officials launching an investigation and questions raised about her claims of being a Purple Heart recipient. The woman at the center of the maelstrom is Sharon Toney-Finch ....