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Colonel conspiracy

By Rick Childress, Lexington Herald-Leader

A nonprofit made up of previously named Kentucky Colonels is suing a "shadow group" that allegedly is using its trademarked name to make money and confuse the public.

"They're treading off our historic trademark to solicit funds and we don't know where those funds are going," said Sherry Crose, executive director of the Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels, a government-chartered nonprofit association of about 30,000 colonels which has awarded millions in grants and scholarships.

A group called Kentucky Colonels International and its founder David Wright was using the Kentucky Colonels trademarked name to create a registry of colonels if they paid to join, a federal lawsuit filed Thursday stated.

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