Published reports say the head of a veterans organization, who apparently faked a story about veterans being kicked out of an Orange County hotel to make room for migrants from the city, has had a recent honor bestowed upon her taken away. Sharon Toney-Finch is herself an Army veteran, and was recently nominated and recognized as a “woman of distinction” in the state Senate earlier this month. She was nominated by Senator Rob Rolison of Poughkeepsie on May 16th, but the award was revoked after the news of the deception came to light. That’s according to the Albany Times-Union. Mark Woods is the director of the Joseph P. Dwyer Vet-to-Vet Veteran Program at BRIDGES, and on Monday said that when stories like that unfold and unravel, often times legitimate programs can suffer…
Woods is the host of “Thank You for Your Service” heard right here on WRCR the 4th Monday of each month. Meanwhile, the Yerick Israel Toney Foundation, is being investigated by state Attorney General Letitia James.