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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- A man who raised money to send World War II veterans to Washington, D.C., last year has been charged with communications fraud and a pattern of unlawful activity.
Court documents say Paul McSweeney misspent $90,000, partly to pay expenses remaining from a 2006 trip to the nation's capital. A trip last May was suddenly canceled when McSweeney's group, Our Unsung Heroes, said there wasn't enough money.
McSweeney, who lives in Mapleton, did not return a phone call seeking comment. The Deseret Morning News says he's due in 3rd District Court on Wednesday.
In September, about 130 war veterans finally took their free trip to Washington after another group raised more than $200,000.
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Information from: Deseret Morning News
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