Workers say charity gave little money to vets

navytimes.com 16 Dec '12, 4pm

Workers say charity gave little money to vets

http://www.navytimes.com/news/2012/12/ap-workers-say-charity-gave-little-money-to-veterans-121612/ Workers say charity gave little money to vets By Kristin M. Hall - The Associated Press Posted : Sunday Dec 16, 2012 10:11:28 EST NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A veterans charity already under scrutiny for how it raised hundreds of thousands of dollars in Tennessee handed out only a fraction of the money in the form of gift cards and threatened to fire workers if they didn’t meet fundraising quotas, former employees say. The Stuart, Fla.-based Veterans Support Organization has been criticized by other groups for how it uses donations raised outside retail stores and supermarkets. It had been fined by Tennessee for making false claims about the benefits it offered, and Connecticut lawmakers called for a federal investigation before the group’s Tennessee branch closed last month. However,...

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