From the files of the sick and twisted. The jag off runs a charity for wounded veterans. Only problem is the veterans recieve about 25% of the take. Here are just some of the things he ADMITS to.

--HHV loaned $135,000 to its longtime executive director, Mike Lynch, to help him finance a divorce settlement. Chapin said the money was repaid with interest.

--HHV paid $17,000 a year for a country club membership. Chapin defended that as a valid expense.

--Chapin billed HHV $630 for Christmas Eve 2004 air travel for his wife and himself to Hawaii. He told the committee that it was a mistake and that he later repaid the funds.

--In 2001, $500,000 donated to HHV ended up going to other Chapin nonprofits focusing on cancer, Alzheimer's disease and drug-free youth. Chapin did not address this during his testimony.

--HHV loaned $1 million to the direct-mail company of Richard Viguerie, the well-known conservative political operative responsible for much of Chapin's direct mail. Both Chapin and Viguerie said that Viguerie couldn't get a loan from commercial lenders, and that it was later repaid. HHV also paid Viguerie's companies $14 million from 2000 to 2005 for direct-mail solicitations. Chapin said Viguerie was able to succeed where others failed.

Other documents showed that HHV paid for gifts to Viguerie and his wife, and that Chapin and Viguerie described themselves as close, longstanding friends.

There is a special place in HELL for this particular type of war profiteer.

This just underscores the need to check out any charity before making a donation, especially veteran's & police charities. For some reason these classes of charities have among the worst track records at actually getting money to the intended beneficiaries. It's not that the cause isn't worthy - it's the charities themselves.