'Veterans Museum of New Hampshire' Group Is a Fraud, According to AG

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The charitable organization Veterans Museum of New Hampshire was barred from accepting donations after alleged fraud.

Attorney General Joseph Foster announced an injunction was obtained against the organization and its president, Henry T. Pratte. It bars them from collecting donations.

“This injunction comes after several years of efforts to bring the organization into compliance with the law,” Foster said in a statement. “The defendants committed numerous violations of statutes concerning the solicitation of donations and the composition of the board of directors.

“In this case, it is alleged that the defendants maintained a website, veteransmuseumofnh.com, that sought donations to build a museum across from the New Hampshire Veterans Cemetery, on land they did not own, for an organization that had not obtained tax exempt status.

The complaint also claims that Pratte filed a false report claiming that the organization fielded a full board of directors.