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Sherburne County approves travel for veteran service officer; office reports large rise in vulnerable veterans served
Summary
Board approved out-of-state travel for the county veteran service officer to attend a national leadership summit. County veteran services reported large increases in workload and a targeted anti-fraud outreach campaign geofenced to Sherburne County.
The Sherburne County Board on Feb. 3 approved out-of-state travel for the county veteran service officer to attend the MACVSO Leadership Summit in Washington, D.C., in late March. County veteran services staff presented statistics showing a marked increase in demand for services and outlined an anti-fraud outreach effort targeting predatory "claim shark" actors.
Larry, the county veteran service officer, told commissioners that overall new veteran contacts remained steady but case-file…
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