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As a subscriber you can listen to articles at work, in the car, or while you work out. Subscribe NowFour southern Indiana residents have been sentenced after authorities say they pocketed more than $125,000 through fundraisers touted as benefiting veterans and their families.
Federal prosecutors say James Linville was sentenced this week to 5 years in prison; Joanie Watson was sentenced to 3½ years, and; Thomas Johnson and Amy Bennett were sentenced to 3 years. All four had been indicted on charges alleging they solicited funds from individuals and businesses in Indiana, Kentucky and Ohio.
They allegedly pocketed more than $125,000 in cash, gift cards, merchandise and other donations to the Wounded Warrior Fund Inc. and the Wounded Warrior Foundation Inc.
Prosecutors say many of the 1,000 donors were led to believe they were donating to the Wounded Warrior Project, a nationally known legitimate organization.
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