Driscoll resigns as head of Armed Forces Foundation

The Armed Forces Foundation (AFF) announced today that its board of directors had received and accepted the resignation of its president, Patricia Driscoll.

Driscoll, former girlfriend of NASCAR star Kurt Busch, reportedly is under investigation by the FBI and IRS for allegedly mishandling funds as executive director of the AFF, according to a report last month by ESPN's Outside the Lines. She had served in her role as president since 2003.

“We are appreciative of Patricia’s 12 years of service to our armed forces, veterans, and their families," the AFF said in a statement. “During her tenure the Armed Forces Foundation programs expanded and we were able to provide more assistance to those in need, including vital resources to pay rent, buy food, or afford other necessities while a military member recovered from his or her injuries. The Armed Forces Foundation also helped many military families through school counseling programs and education initiatives like Operation Caring Classroom.”

Driscoll later issued her own statement about her resignation:

“I am proud of what we achieved during my time at the Armed Forces Foundation. Especially as it pertains to PTSD [post-traumatic stress disorder] and TBI [traumatic brain injury], the Foundation is saving lives by creating awareness and helping veterans find the services they need before taking tragic and drastic steps such as suicide. Foundation programs allow wounded services members and their families an opportunity to enjoy time away from a hospital to help in the healing in the process. Seeing the wounded service members and their families enjoying a day together during a very difficult time was a tremendous inspiration to me in my work. The military members and veterans of this Country are the true heroes to us all.”

In February, a Delaware judge issued a no-contact order against Busch following Driscoll's allegations that she had assaulted her, which NASCAR to suspend Busch for the Daytona 500. He was reinstated after the Delaware Department of Justice declined to press criminal charges in the case.