1.0 link 237101 <![CDATA[Nonprofits For Sale -- Scandal Envelops City Council]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/glyn-vincent/nonprofits-for-sale----sc_b_237101.html How many fraudulent nonprofits can be spun on the point of a needle? The answer these days in New York City is, as many you want.

Miguel Martinez, who resigned as councilman on Tuesday, pleaded guilty on Thursday to three federal charges involving kick-backs and stealing $40,000 from a now shuttered nonprofit, the Upper Manhattan Council Assisting Neighbors, with the unfortunate acronym U-CAN. What "neighbors" were "assisted" isn't clear. What we do know is that Martinez helped funnel over $800,000...

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