Man charged with stealing $35K from Columbus VFW
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A North Carolina man is facing charges that he stole more than $35,000 from a Columbus Veterans of Foreign Wars post.
According to Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost, Guy A. Andonian, of North Carolina, was indicted by a grand jury on two counts of grand theft, and one count each of engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity and telecommunications fraud, allegedly engaging in a check writing scheme that resulted in the theft of $35,007.30 from the post’s charitable accounts.
Between October 2017 and September 2019, while Andonian was living in Ohio and serving as quartermaster for VFW Post 4044, checks with notes like “help veterans in need” in the memo line were issued from the post’s charitable accounts. Those checks were then cashed by co-conspirators in Union County, with roughly half the money being given to Andonian, Yost said in a statement.
An arrest warrant for Andonian was issued in North Carolina. Yost did not say if Andonian had been arrested.