Ohio's Attorney General David Yost is suing an alleged sham charity director who is a former Ohio GOP Statehouse staffer.
Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost is suing a man accused of exploiting the East Palestine train derailment disaster with a sham charity he used to collect more than $100,000.
The derailment released over a million gallons of hazardous materials from at least 39 railcars, with substances running into nearby Sulfur Run as well as other waterways. Since the derailment, East Palestine residents have reported feeling ill.Red FlagsSecond Harvest Food Bank in Northeast Ohio started getting flooded with calls and emails after the explosive train derailment. But the messages raised red flags for executive director Michael Iberis.
“The idea that somebody would so brazenly exploit a disaster situation and the good hearts of people who want to help is unconscionable,” Yost said. “I’m mad as hell about this, and we’re going to make sure this sham charity gets shut down.”The suspect said he needed that much money because"utilizing a texting service to raise money is costly," Youngstown news station WFMJ-TV reported.
Yost sought a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction to stop Peppel from engaging in more"charitable" solicitations. "They should be put in jail, as far as I'm concerned," Iberis said about people who commit this type of fraudulent behavior."That's where they belong.""Obviously, he's a total scoundrel; there's no question about it," the director added.“Here’s a message for anybody else who might hope to profit from the situation in East Palestine: Don’t even think about it,” Yost said.
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