Michael Linnington came to Wounded Warrior Project around 2016 when a whistle blower told stories of total waste by the management at the time. At the time, if I remember right, they were bringing in over $300 million per year. Drop off immediately and it was questionable if WWP would survive. The board of directors investigated the allegation and fired most of the management and brought in Linnington to straighten out the charity. I believe when he took over, almost 60% of the contribution were used for huge salaries, extravagant parties, staff benefits, and other charges. I lived in Jacksonville at the time and it was a huge mess! Anyway, he did a great job of cleaning up the mess at the time. Probably saved WWP. Have not followed WWP since so not sure how things are run now.
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