Charity Fraud

Charity For Disabled Vets Squanders Millions, Doles Out Candy, Hand Sanitizer

Posted 05.08.2012

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A charity that claims to offer services to veterans with disabilities has squandered millions of dollars on marketing costs, instead of addressing the...

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SLIDESHOW: 5 Ways To Avoid Fraudulent Tornado Relief Charities

Posted 03.09.2012

Read More: Tornado Relief, Video, Tornado Charities, Nonprofit Fraud, Charity, Tornadoes 2012, Charity Scams, Charity Fraud, Tornado Charity Scams, Department of Justice, Slidepollajax, Impact News

As heartbreaking stories of tornado victims who have lost it all continue to emerge, do-gooders have been inspired to donate their time and money to ...

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SLIDESHOW: 5 Charity Scams To Avoid This Holiday Season

Posted 12.22.2011

Read More: Video, Charity, Avoid Charity Scams, Make a Wish Foundation, Telemarketing, Charity Scams, Charity Fraud, Telemarketing Scam, Charity Navigator, Impact News

At a time when a record number of families are facing poverty and donations are down across the charity board, nonprofits are eagerly looking to the g...

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Senator Introduces Law Targeting Charities That Avoid Taxes Offshore

Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas | Suzanne Perry | Posted 09.18.2011

Read More: Charity Fraud, Charity Laws, Offshore Tax Havens, Charities Offshore Taxes, Chuck Grassley, Charity, Impact News

Sen. Charles E. Grassley, senior Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee, has introduced legislation that would deny some federal money to chari...

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Marcus Baram

Veterans Charity Fraud: Despite Widespread Outrage, Groups Continue To Abuse Public Trust

HuffingtonPost.com | Marcus Baram | Posted 08.29.2011

Read More: Veterans Charity, Charity Fraud, Returning Veterans, How to Help Veterans, Va, Homeless Veterans, Veteran Charity, Veterans, Politics News

For hundreds of thousands of veterans returning home from the battlefronts in Iraq and Afghanistan, making it home alive is just the first challenge. ...

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Mortenson Is Not the Sole Suspect

Saad Khan | Posted 06.19.2011

Read More: Sesame Street, Charity Fraud, Greg Mortenson, Usaid, Sesame Street Pakistan, Greg Mortenson 60 Minutes, World News
Saad Khan

There is more pomp and show with some modern charity organizations than actual groundwork. Corruption is a necessary evil even if an organization tries hard to stay transparent.

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Tragedies Like Japan Spawn Charity Crimes

Diane Dimond | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Diane Dimond, Red Cross, Unicef, State's Attorneys General Issue Warning on Japan Charity, Facebook and Japan Charity Fraud, Phone Scams, Charity Scams, Tragedies Like Japan Spawn Crime, Charity Navigator's Web Site After Japan's Catastrophe So Many of US Hit the Web for News It Was Like Shooting Fish in a Barrel for the Dishonest. Fraudsters Had Laid Charity Traps, FBI's Jenny Shaerer, Charity to Japan, Doctors Without Borders, Internet Crime Complaint Center, Diane Dimond's Weekly Column, Japan's Quake and Tsunami Charity, Charity Fraud, Internet Fraud and Japan, Cyber Criminals and Japan Tragedy, Salvation Army, Impact News
Diane Dimond

It's not too late to give to charities serving the victims in Japan - Just give C-A-R-E-F-U-L-L-Y, please. Another tragedy born of Mot...

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Japan and Beyond: Advice for Donating After Disasters

Saundra Schimmelpfennig | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Donating to Charity, Disaster Relief, Japan Tsunami, Nonprofits, Natural Disasters, Japan Earthquake, Japan Earthquake 2011, Charity Fraud, Charity Scam, International Aid, Humanitarian Aid, Impact News
Saundra Schimmelpfennig

A series of dos and don'ts to help you make the best donation decisions after a disaster, like the current crisis in Japan.

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Marcus Baram

Veterans Charity Fraud: Stolen Identities, Missing Millions And Elaborate Scams

HuffingtonPost.com | Marcus Baram | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bobby Thompson, Veterans Charity, Charity Fraud, US Navy Veterans Association, Roger Chapin, Veterans Nonprofit, Impact News

A "nonprofit entrepreneur" walks off with a $1.9 million retirement package in the wake of government probes and Congressional hearings that exposed h...

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