Suspect finances halt Maui nonprofit

Stay Strong Nation shut down its push to start a veterans' PTSD center after a state investigation

By William Cole

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Jul 23, 2012

~~<p>A grass-roots Maui charity that claimed to be raising $20 million for a 42-acre post-traumatic stress and traumatic brain injury treatment center for service members has dissolved after being investigated by the state attorney general's office, officials said.</p>
<p>Stay Strong Nation parlayed a website and song it created into an appearance in Times Square in New York City, a national Fox News segment, a Huffington Post column about veterans issues and a proclamation by Oregon's governor noting Stay Strong's efforts.</p>
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A grass-roots Maui charity that claimed to be raising $20 million for a 42-acre post-traumatic stress and traumatic brain injury treatment center for service members has dissolved after being investigated by the state attorney general's office, officials said.

Stay Strong Nation parlayed a website and song it created into an appearance in Times Square in New York City, a national Fox News segment, a Huffington Post column about veterans issues and a proclamation by Oregon's governor noting Stay Strong's efforts. Login for more...