Promised to deliver aid to wildfire victims, but instead turned over $75 million to unrelated organizations
The organizers of what became known as “FireAid,” a campaign to raise money for the victims of the massive Los Angeles wildfires of a few months ago, have been ordered by members of Congress to account for the cash they handed out – none of which apparently has gone directly to any of the thousands of victims.
U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, the chief of the House Judiciary Committee, and U.S. Rep. Kevin Kiley, R-Calif., have dispatched a letter to the “FireAid” executives who took in, apparently, in the range of $100 million, with instructions to speak up.
According to a report at the Post Millennial, the two are demanding a detailed breakdown of where donations have gone – apparently $75 million already has been handed out.