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NY Woman Who Falsely Claimed Purple Heart, Defrauded Veterans’ Charities Learns Fate
An Orange County woman who made national headlines for falsely claiming to be a wounded war hero and defrauding veterans’ charities has been sentenced to federal prison.
Sharon Toney-Finch, 43, of Newburgh, was sentenced on Tuesday, Sept. 30, to 12 months and one day in prison after pleading guilty in March to wire fraud and stolen valor offenses, the US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York announced.
In addition to her prison term, Toney-Finch was ordered to serve three years of supervised release and to pay $84,000 in restitution and $85,000 in forfeiture.
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Ex-NY Rep. Charles Rangel, Who Spent 4 Decades In Congress, Dies
Former Congressman Charles "Charlie" Rangel, who represented five districts in New York City over 46 years, has died.
He was 94. A cause of death was not given.
A founding member of the Congressional Black Caucus, Rangel, a native of Harlem who went on to serve that section of upper Manhattan in the House of Representatives, was the first African American chair of the powerful House Ways and Means Committee.
"Rep. Charlie Rangel was a phenomenal patriot, hero, statesman, leader, trailblazer, change agent & champion for justice," House Democratic Minority Leader Rep. Hakeem Jeffri…
