CEO of Wounded Warrior Project will be deposed after lawsuit against other charity

You may have heard that Wounded Warrior Project filed suit against Help Indiana Veterans. The story is far from over. Received an email with an update on this court battle.

Steve Nardizzi, the CEO of Wounded Warrior Project will be deposed by Dean Graham the defendant in the lawsuit Mr. Nardizzi filed against Dean for calling them out.
Date/Time:
Saturday May 24, 2014 at 9 am.
(address removed if you want to contact Dean use number)
This is Dean Graham's address and he has authorized me to announce Mr. Nardizzi will be under oath and to solicit questions for Mr. Nardizzi to answer.

Any news media who would like to conduct interviews after the deposition can contact Dean Graham directly at (317) 610-9779.

This will be the first time Steve Nardizzi the CEO of WWP will be answering questions regarding Hundreds of Millions of dollars destined for Wounded Warriors that is sitting in WWP's bank accounts.

I dare to mention, Dean Graham who is a (Disabled Iraq Veteran) is representing himself. No attorney has offered Pro Bono services for this lawsuit. Why? US Citizens believes Dean is the victim here.

Dean is offering this information for free and only wants to get the word out.

If you have a private message for Dean you can email him at helpindianavets911@yahoo.com

Regards,
US Citizens

Reminder on the lawsuit

Charities for Wounded Veterans Wage Bitter War in Court
Courthouse News
By JACK BOUBOUSHIAN
Tuesday, November 26, 2013

INDIANAPOLIS (CN) - The Wounded Warrior Project claims an Indiana veterans charity defamed it and criminally deceived donors by calling it a "fraud" and a "cash cow," and telling people to send their money elsewhere if they want it to reach veterans.

The Wounded Warrior Project sued Help Indiana Vets Inc., and its founder Dean Graham, both of Acton, Ind., in Federal Court.

The Wounded Warrior Project, founded in 2003, describes itself as a nonprofit that offers tens of thousands of injured veterans free services, including counseling, physical rehabilitation, vocational training, and camaraderie through discounted events and an online community.

"WWP does not charge any membership dues for its programs and services because WWP believes the alumni paid their dues on the battlefield. In fiscal year 2013 alone, WWP served more than 30,000 injured service members and their family members through its various programs and services," the complaint states.

The Wounded Warrior Project has received extensive media coverage and corporate support, leading the 8th Circuit to write in an unrelated opinion that Wounded Warrior Project has "become synonymous with veteran service to this generation of wounded veterans and their families," according to the 31-page complaint.

Defendant Dean Graham, founder of Help Indiana Vets, who says he is a disabled veteran of the Iraq War, told Courthouse News the Wounded Warrior Project turned him away when he sought assistance after his discharge.

"I called them in the middle of my discharge from the Army," Graham said in an interview. "During that time that financially destroyed me and our family we ended up filing bankruptcy and lost everything. I contacted the project for help and was told by six different civilian employees, no, we don't give financial assistance."

Graham continued: "Once we started helping vets in Indiana, I got a call from WWP and they wanted to add us to their list of people veterans can call. So what they would do is ask people to contact local charities for help, even though they were taking donations for the WWP, and then put the burden of providing services on the local organizations."