Wednesday, May 19, 2010

Sen. Webb now asking questions about scrutinized veterans group

U.S. Sen. Webb now asking questions about scrutinized veterans group
By Michael Sluss The Roanoke Times
U.S. Sen. Jim Webb of Virginia has asked the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to clarify the process it uses to screen veterans services organizations listed on its Web site, citing investigations into the activities of a Navy veterans group that soon could be allowed to solicit donations in Virginia.

In a letter to Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric Shinseki, Webb raised concerns about a group called the U.S. Navy Veterans Association. The organization and its former director, Bobby Thompson, have been under scrutiny since March, when an exhaustive investigation by the St. Petersburg Times raised questions about the organization's fundraising, its expenditures and the very existence of its national and state directors.
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