Workers Say Charity Gave Little Money to Vets

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Former employees of a veterans charity already under scrutiny in Tennessee say the organization handed out only a fraction of the money it raised in the form of gift cards. Florida-based Veterans Support Organization is under fire for its fundraising methods that brought in hundreds of thousands of dollars and for threatening to fire workers if they did not meet fundraising quotas.

VSO has been criticized by other groups for how it uses donations raised outside retail stores and supermarkets. Tennessee officials  fined the charity for making false claims about the benefits it offered, and lawmakers in other states have called for a federal investigation.