Breaking new reporting revealed that Dan Sullivan has taken tens of thousands in campaign cash from “claims sharks” who have been accused of taking advantage of veterans trying to navigate the healthcare system to get their benefits.
Sullivan took $95,000 from founders and CEOs of Veterans Guardian, a for-profit corporation and “claims shark” that charges veterans for services they could otherwise receive for free as they are looking for disability and healthcare assistance. Veterans Guardian also spent $1.8 million lobbying against the SAFEGUARD Veterans Act, a bill Dan Sullivan has yet to sign on to that would crack down on companies that defraud veterans.
Dan Sullivan has previously supported deep cuts to the programs and services veterans rely on, including critical VA jobs and healthcare. Sullivan cast the deciding vote to slash food assistance historically relied on by veterans, making it harder and harder for Alaska veterans to afford groceries. When confronted about his cuts to veterans’ food assistance, Dan Sullivan doubled down on his anti-veteran policy.
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American Journal News: Dan Sullivan took $95,000 from alleged veteran scammers
By: Jesse Valentine
October 2, 2026
Alaska Sen. Dan Sullivan has accepted more than $95,000 from donors accused of defrauding veterans.
The contributions came from Scott Greenblatt and William Taylor Jr., the founders and CEOs of Veterans Guardian, a for-profit company that claims to help veterans file disability claims and maximize their health care benefits.
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), however, says the company is a “claims shark” that charges veterans for services they could receive for free. The VA sent Veterans Guardian cease and desist letters in 2017 and 2024.
Greenblatt and Taylor gave a combined $7,000 to Sullivan’s campaign arm between 2023 and 2025. In March, they gave $88,600 to Put Alaska First, a joint fundraising effort for Sullivan’s campaign, his leadership PAC, and the National Republican Senatorial Committee.
In 2020, a former Veterans Guardian employee accused the company of coaching veterans on how to falsify medical records submitted to the VA. She described the activities as “wholly grounded in fraud.”
Earlier this year, a federal court ruling in a class action lawsuit determined that Veterans Guardian was violating federal law with its business practices. The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) applauded the ruling as “one of the clearest judicial statements we have seen confirming that these companies are acting unlawfully.”
Sullivan has notably not endorsed the SAFEGUARD Veterans Act of 2026, which would impose penalties for charging unauthorized fees on VA benefit claims, effectively criminalizing Veterans Guardian’s business model. The legislation has not received a vote.
Lobbying disclosures show that Veteran Guardian appeared to spend $1.8 million lobbying against the SAFEGUARD Veterans Act.
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