A makeshift memorial with crosses for the victims of the Sandy Hook massacre stands outside a home in Newtown, Conn., Saturday, Dec. 14, 2013, the one-year anniversary of the shootings.HARTFORD, Conn. – Authorities in Connecticut and Tennessee confirmed Tuesday they are investigating a charity that raised money for those affected by last year’s school shooting in Newtown.
Only $30,000 of the $103,000 taken in by the 26.4.26 Foundation was used for the organization’s purpose, co-founder Ryan Graney of Nashville, Tenn., told The Associated Press last week.
Graney said she filed complaints with office of Tennessee Attorney General Robert Cooper Jr. and the FBI after her former partner, endurance athlete Robbie Bruce, could not account for the missing money.
Investigators in Tennessee are looking into the organization, Cooper’s office confirmed in an email Tuesday, and Connecticut Attorney General George Jepsen said he offered help and also was told Cooper’s office was making the investigation a priority.
“He fully understands the gravity of the situation,” Jepsen said in an interview Tuesday.