2021 1129 - Bloomberg - ‘Pension Poachers’ Are Targeting America’s Elderly Veterans, By Nick Leiber - [link]
Larry Eber’s life was derailed when middlemen pledged to help him get supplemental benefits.
Similar tales of alleged manipulation are playing out for thousands of former service members and their families.
“Pension poaching”
Chantelle Smith, an Iowa assistant attorney general in Des Moines, said it is true that many veterans don’t know they’re entitled to certain benefits. What they often don’t realize is there are free alternatives for help with paperwork, including organizations with no financial stake in the outcome—such as nonprofit veterans service organizations and state and local agencies.