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- The Breast Cancer Society (BCS) and Children’s Cancer Fund of America (CCFOA) will shut down after a federal investigation into the operations of four major cancer charities found organizers pilfered more than $187 million from donors to spend in part on luxury cruises, dating site memberships, and Victoria’s Secret lingerie, among other trappings.
www.vice.com/en/article/major-cancer-charities-shut-down-amid-187-million-donation-scam/Major Cancer Charities Shut Down Amid $187 Million Donation Scam
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May 20, 2015 · The Federal Trade Commission says four cancer charities conned donors out of $187 million and spent almost nothing to help actual cancer patients.
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May 20, 2015 · In what could be one of the largest charity fraud cases ever, the Federal Trade Commission accused four cancer charities run by a Tennessee family of bilking Americans out of $187...
May 19, 2015 · In an unprecedented effort to crack down on charity fraud, the Federal Trade Commission, all 50 states, and the District of Columbia today announced they had taken legal action against four cancer charities they described as “shams” operating for the benefit of family and friends.
May 19, 2015 · The Federal Trade Commission has accused four cancer charities of defrauding well-meaning donors for over $187 million. Today, the FTC and law enforcement groups from all 50 states have...
May 19, 2015 · The Federal Trade Commission and 58 law enforcement partners from every state and the District of Columbia have charged four sham cancer charities and their operators with bilking more than $187 million from consumers. The defendants told donors their money would help cancer patients, including children and women suffering from breast cancer ...
Apr 1, 2016 · In a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the leader of various sham cancer nonprofits has agreed to shut down his organizations in what the agency has called the largest joint enforcement action against charity fraud.
