donated money, all for the benefit of some board members and officers. this is a shell game. i think what we ve seen at the end of the day is that instead of focusing their intellectual efforts and energies and the energies of the corporation on getting money to help the folks who are in need of help, our injured veterans, instead they spend all their energy, effort and time in these shell games to move money around in order to benefit themselves. reporter: according to the charity s latest filings, the president of hhv, michael lynch, was paid a salary of $389,000 and that s just the start. in its complaint, california authorities say money donated for hospitalized veterans also paid for memberships in these two country clubs near lynch s home, a cost of $80,000. donated funds paid for this condominium near washington, d.c. for the use of charity executives.
and conducted illegal deals with donated money, all for the benefit of some board members and officers. this is a shell game. i think what we ve seen at the end of the day is that instead of focusing their intellectual efforts and energies and the energies of the corporation on getting money to help the folks who are in need of help, our injured veterans, instead they spend all their energy, effort and time in these shell games to move money around in order to benefit themselves. reporter: according to the charity s latest filings, the president of hhv, michael lynch, was paid a salary of $389,000 and that s just the start. in its complaint, california authorities say money donated for hospitalized veterans also paid for memberships in these two country clubs near lynch s home, a cost of $80,000. donated funds paid for this condominium near washington, d.c. for the use of charity executives. according to the complaint,
and officers. this is a shell game. i think what we ve seen at the end of the day is that instead of focusing their intellectual efforts and energies and the energies of the corporation on getting money to help the folks who are in need of help, our injured veterans, instead they spend all their energy, effort and time in these shell games to move money around in order to benefit themselves. reporter: according to the charity s latest filings, the president of hhv, michael lynch, was paid a salary of $389,000 and that s just the start. in its complaint, california authorities say money donated for hospitalized veterans also paid for memberships in these two country clubs near lynch s home, a cost of $80,000. donated funds paid for this condominium near washington, d.c. for the use of charity executives. according to the complaint, while help hospitalized veterans has been raking in millions of
misrepresentations in soliciting. california says this charity paid excessive salaries, perks and conducted illegal deals with donated money, all for the benefit of some board members and officers. this is a shell game. i think what we ve seen at the end of the day is that instead of focusing their intellectual efforts and energies and the energies of the corporation on getting money to help the folks who are in need of help, our injured veterans, instead they spend all their energy, effort and time in these shell games to move money around in order to benefit themselves. reporter: according to the charity s latest filings, the president of hhv, michael lynch, was paid a salary of $389,000 and that s just the start. in its complaint, california authorities say money donated for hospitalized veterans also paid for memberships in these two country clubs near lynch s
of dollars in some cases, end up paying for candies and other useless knickknacks instead of making a difference in the lives of people who have made incredible sacrifices for us all. tonight they have found another one of these organizations. i ve got to ask you about the money, though. that doesn t answer questions about the money that they are that s it? that s all you re going to say? that s drew trying to get answer from help hospitalized veterans. remember that name. you re going to hear more on that shortly. hhv s mission claims it s helping sick and injured war veterans. sounds good and reputable, right? the men behind the so-called charity have been helping themselves to excessive salaries and lavish lifestyles while using accounting gimmicks to trick the public into giving more money. drew griffin in is california. reporter: they are handing out craft kits by hospitals, trying to challenge the mind and help pass the time while vets recover. but now they are