Wednesday, March 23, 2016

Wounded Warrior Scandal

Wounded Warrior Project CEO Fired For This Horrible Reason

Because of the government’s inability to provide proper care for veterans, hundreds and thousands of veterans have found themselves on the short end of the stick when it comes to getting their wounds treated.

The list of what veterans are trying to get the government to take care of runs on and on. If you were to take a look over this list it would leave you completely undone. That’s where charities and nonprofit groups have stepped in. They know the government isn’t doing enough so they mobilize support on the civilian end of things to help veterans out.

Unfortunately, one of the nation’s most high profile charities has just been busted for misappropriation of funds. And they had to fire their chief executives to make things right.

The Washington Times writes: The CEO and COO of the Wounded Warrior Project have been fired amid spending irregularities with the Project’s money.

Steven Nardizzi and Al Giordano, the CEO and COO, respectively, were terminated Thursday. CBS News reports both were relieved over spending issues related to the Project’s funds.

In January, The Washington Times reported that dozens of former Wounded Warrior Project employees had accused the charity of needlessly spending millions of dollars in donations on lavish conferences and parties.

In 2014, the Wounded Warrior Project (WWP) received more than $300 million in donations but only spent roughly 60 percent of that on veterans, CBS News reported.

Other respected charities for wounded veterans, like the Disabled American Veterans Charitable Service Trust and Fisher House, reportedly spent more than 90 percent of their donations on vets.

CBS News spoke to more than 40 former WWP employees who accused the charity of out-of-control spending.

“Their mission is to honor and empower wounded warriors, but what the public doesn’t see is how they spend their money,” said Army Staff Sgt. Erick Millette, who recently quit his job as a public speaker for WWP. “You’re using our injuries, our darkest days, our hardships, to make money. So you can have these big parties.”

Spending on conferences and meetings went from $1.7 million in 2010, to $26 million in 2014, which is the same amount the group spends on combat stress recovery, its top program, according to the charity’s tax forms obtained by CBS News.

The Wounded Warrior Project initially demanded CBS retract the story before making the terminations Thursday. The truth is there had been rumors circulating among veteran and patriot circles that this had been going on for some time.

It’s such a shame to see how these two men could stand there and say they were all about supporting the U.S. military while their actions indicated something completely different.

It’s as if they were Democrats or something…Tell us how you feel about this in the comments below.


Comments

The TV ad costs alone would have siphoned off 40% of their $300 million revenue.  Wounded Warrior TV ads are as voluminous as pill ads.


Norb Leahy, Dunwoody GA Tea Party Leader

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