Oregon War Veterans Association Responds to Kroger's Lawsuit

Former Attorney General John Kroger
By NIGEL JAQUISS
 

On Feb. 15, Attorney General John Kroger filed a lawsuit [PDF] against the Oregon War Veterans Association, accusing director Greg Warnock of diverting $690,000 of the non-profit's money to personal use.

Earlier, Ross Day, a lawyer representing OWVA, called the lawsuit a "political stunt." Day said Kroger's lawsuit aimed to discredit an organization that is active in supporting conservative causes.

Day adds that he thinks the Department of Justice is trying to prove a link between OWVA and Loren Parks, the reclusive medical supplies tycoon. Day will neither confirm nor deny whether Parks is an OWVA funder.

Last night, the OWVA, which Warnock founded in 2003, responded more fully to the lawsuit with this statement:





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