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DAV APPLAUDS TV REPORT ON ALLEGED VETERANS' CHARITY

FRAUD -- A charity using a name similar to the Disabled American

Veterans was able to obtain more than 5 million dollars in

donations, with most of it going into the pockets of fund raisers.

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DAV Applauds Television Report on Alleged Charity Fraud

CINCINNATI , PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Disabled American Veterans (DAV) is commending Cleveland WEWS-TV investigative reporter Ron Regan for his expose about an organization, known as the "Disabled Veterans Associations," that is preying on the patriotism of our nation's citizens by seeking financial support allegedly for those who have served and sacrificed for the cause of liberty, but with most of the money going into the pockets of unscrupulous fund raisers.

DAV National Adjutant Arthur H. Wilson says the extensive investigative effort by Regan uncovered how a charity using a name similar to the Disabled American Veterans was able to obtain more than $5 million in donations, with most of it going into the pockets of fund raisers.

While the "Disabled Veterans Associations" is very similar in name to the Disabled American Veterans, the fulfillment of the mission to help disabled veterans is not," Wilson said. "The Disabled Veterans Associations, the subject of Mr. Regan's reports, is despicably preying on the generosity of a grateful nation for personal gain."

Regan's reports on this cynical exploitation are being broadcast only days before Veterans Day, when America honors those who have served our nation. "Deceiving the American public by using a name similar to ours and then misusing the money donated to help disabled veterans is a scandalous act of betrayal that fills every veteran with anger and disgust," said Wilson. "There is a vast difference between DAV and the Disabled Veterans Associations. We are pleased that Mr. Regan's reports will tell America the truth."

The reports are scheduled to be broadcast Nov. 6 and 7 on ABC affiliate WEWS-TV in Cleveland, Ohio. The full text of National Adjutant Wilson's comments is available at http://www.dav.org/.

The 1.3 million-member Disabled American Veterans, a non-profit organization founded in 1920 and chartered by the U.S. Congress in 1932, represents this nation's disabled veterans. It is dedicated to a single purpose: building better lives for our nation's disabled veterans and their families. For more information, visit the organization's Web site http://www.dav.org/. 

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