called the disabled veteran s national foundation, dvnf. they have raised nearly 66 mi$5 million in six years. not a you re the ones from cnn? reporter: meet priscilla, president of the disabled veterans national foundation. we found that a small vfw office in baton rouge, louisiana. this is the veterans of foreign wars and i really didn t think you would do something like that and we have agreed to talk to you. you ve raised $5 million over the last three years and none of the money has gone to any veterans. c nrkcnn has been trying for years trying to promises of written responses and now a slammed door. veterans, ma am? but no answer. if you had raised $56 million over three years and done it legitimately and actually had something to show for it and given that money to veterans, you would think you would want to explain yourself, you would think you would want to show your books and show all the veterans that you have helped. they re not doing that. th
drew is going to join us again tonight because the story is still unfolding. the charity in question is the disabled veterans national foundation. that s their seal. they have raised nearly $56 million in the past three years. what s outrageous is that not one dime has actually gone directly to help disabled veterans. we have been showing you this now for a long time. you may what happened when drew tried to talk to the president, precilla wilkewitz. meet precilla wilkewitz, president of the disabled veterans national foundation. who we found at a small vfw office in baton rouge, louisiana. well, this is the veterans of foreign wars. i didn t think you d do something like this. we ve agreed to talk to you. answer your questions. nobody agreed. here is the question. none of the money has gone to any veterans, ma am? okay so the bottom line is you re not going to give me an interview? cnn has been trying to get an interview for two years with the disabled veterans natio
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