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Non-profits. confirms there is an investigation on going into the dealings of the kid's wish network. the state got lots of complaints but we've seen it time and time again the investigations open up and close. at most they get a small fine. that's largely, anderson, because, you know, the laws regarding charities, they don't really punish you for being a really, really bad charity. so you can continue to be a bad charity. you're not breaking the law. the kids wish network has faced fines before in utah and mississippi. the fines, all those fines added up to a little more than $6,000. >> unbel...

Tonight, two more whistle-blowers are speaking out, here's part would of drew griffin's investigation. >> reporter: these former employees say they're afraid of showing their faces because they're afraid of getting sued for what they say is the real truth about the kids' wish network. the charity raises millions and millions of dollars, $22 million last year according to the most recent tax filing. but uses less than 3% of that cash to fulfill wishes of sick children. the kids wish network does fulfill wishes, but these employees say not by buying them with cash, the trips, airline tickets, am...

Raise they actually spend helping those they claim to be raising money for. last night we told you about a former employee who blew the whistle on kid wish network and paid a steep price. the fbi showed up at her door. tonight, two more whistle blowers are speaking out here is part two. >> reporter: they are afraid of showing their faces because they are afraid on getting sued for what they say is the real truth behind the kid's wish network. the charity raises millions and millions of dollars, $22 million last year according to the most recent tax filing. but uses less than 3% of that cash to...

Does it surprise you that after all the reporting done on this group they are still in business? >> absolutely. >> it surprises me every single day. >> i mean, it's just so sickening listening to -- they raised $127 million over ten years, and are giving 3 cents on the dollar actually to kids and basically getting the donated things and giving to kids. there is a lot of reporting on the kids wish network from us and "tampa bay times," wfla kept close track. have state regulators done anything? >> reporter: anderson, a spokesperson for the florida department of agriculture and consumer affairs,...

>> whatever we had in the warehouse we would try to fit it to that age group we were giving it to. >> reporter: was it company's leftovers, basically? >> that's what it seemed like, yeah. >> reporter: what happens to the donated money? in ten years kids wish network raised $127 million and nearly 90% of that went to professional fundraisers, not sick kids. the sick kids, they got at most 2.5 cents of every dollar raised. the charity's attorney says there is nothing illegal about the fund raising. maybe not but this former marketing associate said there was something wrong to him about how they...