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00:00Now to a question being asked tonight. Where is the money a fund set up to help
00:04those who responded to the mass shooting at Sandy Hook has apparently been wiped
00:08out. And now the organization responsible for that money is on the hot seat. Our
00:13Chief Capital Reporter Susan Rapp tells us what's being done about all of this.
00:16Susan. Denise the fund was set up for first responders and teachers and the
00:21other educators those who were disturbed and even traumatized but what they saw
00:25at Sandy Hook. Now the money came from donations but more than $100,000 is gone.
00:31What happened at Sandy Hook Elementary was a terrible tragedy and it had a
00:36devastating impact especially for police, emergency personnel and educators. When
00:43you start out with $115,000 and you only on the books pay out $12,000 yet you
00:50have $6,300 left only in your account there's a lot of money missing.
00:56Republican lawmakers say they're outraged that $103,000
01:02donated to help first responders is now missing. Two Newtown first responders had
01:10a PTSD claim denied. One police trooper was denied because when language was
01:16drafted it erroneously covered only school personnel. When lawmakers asked
01:21the Attorney General to investigate they were told we have no basis to believe
01:26that there has been any misuse or misapplication of the funds. But the AG
01:31says they were only asked to look into the claim not the missing money. State
01:36auditors were urged to take a look. We asked well where's the remaining money
01:41and that's why we when we determined that the money was mixed in with the
01:47rest of our funds. The fund was managed by United Labor Agency a charity
01:52controlled by the AFL-CIO. Union attorneys say there will now be more
01:57oversight and they've replaced the $103,000. If light had not been shed on
02:04this that we wouldn't be here today. That's hypothetical and all I can tell
02:09you is when the light was shined and when the ULA board became aware of it
02:13that Connecticut AFL-CIO immediately transferred funds to make the fund whole
02:18again. Union attorneys told us today that no claim was denied to those who were
02:22eligible and from now on they're going to keep donations separate from their
02:27operating funds. Next Saturday the 14th it will be seven years since the tragedy
02:32at Sandy Hook. Susan Raff Channel 3 Eyewitness News.