according to the complaint, while help hospitalized veterans have been raking in millions of dollars, $65 million in just the past two years according to tax returns, the charity has misled the irs and its donors about where the funds actually go. we know 44 million has gone to fund-raising. the charity says it spent $16 million on these kits for veterans but the california attorney general s office questions the charity s accounting. there have been a number of misstatements to the irs and other regulators in order to suggest that the corporation is much more efficient than it, in fact, is. reporter: and it s not the first time the allegations have been made. california congressman henry waxman has been trying to sound the alarm on help hospitalized veterans since 2008. as far as i m concerned, they ought to be put in jail. it s so terrible what they re doing. using the plight of our veterans to make themselves rich. and playing upon the good, well-meaning americans wh
executives. according to the complaint, while help hospitalized veterans has been raking in millions of dollars, $65 million in just the past two years according to tax returns, the charity has misled the irs and its donors about where the funds actually go. we know 44 million has gone to fund-raising. the charity says it spent $16 million on these kits for veterans, but the california attorney general s office questions the charity s accounting. there have been a number of misstatements to the irs and other regulators in order to suggest that the corporation is much more efficient than it, in fact, is. reporter: and it s not the first time the allegations have been made. california congressman henry waxman has been trying to sound the alarm on help hospitalized veterans since 2008. as far as i m concerned, they ought to be put in jail. it s so terrible what they re doing. using the plight of our veterans to make themselves rich. and playing upon the good, well-meaning
according to the complaint, while help hospitalized veterans have been raking in millions of dollars, $65 million in just the past two years according to tax returns, the charity has misled the irs and its donors about where the funds actually go. we know 44 million has gone to fund-raising. the charity says it spent $16 million on these kits for veterans but the california attorney general s office questions the charity s accounting. there have been a number of misstatements to the irs and other regulators in order to suggest that the corporation is much more efficient than it, in fact, is. reporter: and it s not the first time the allegations have been made. california congressman henry waxman has been trying to sound the alarm on help hospitalized veterans since 2008. as far as i m concerned, they ought to be put in jail. it s so terrible what they re doing. using the plight of our veterans to make themselves rich. and playing upon the good, well-meaning americans wh
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
that you give, tens of millions 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 got to ask you about the money though. i mean, that doesn t answer any of the questions about the money that they re that s it? that s all you re you re going to say? that s drew trying to get answers from the president of a group called help hospitalized veterans. remember that name. help hospitalized veterans. you ll hear more on that shortly. hhv s mission is claims is helping sick and injured war veterans. sounds very good, reputable, right? the state of california, however, says the men behind this so called charity have been helping themselves to excessive salaries and lavish lifestyles while using accounting gimmicks to tck the public into giving more money. drew griffin s in california w