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December 14, 2013
Thefts From Non Profits Go Unpunished
[From article]
“A lot of organizations that have these problems shy away from prosecuting, because they don’t want the publicity and they don’t want donors to shy away from them,” said Chicago lawyer and charity consultant Jack B. Siegel. “Organizations look for every way possible to minimize the disclosure. It’s in no one’s interest at the charity to make it public.”
Charity fraud specialist Gary Snyder called public disclosure essential. “If people are allowed to walk away, they will just go somewhere else,” he said.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/nonprofit-groups-often-seek-restitution-not-prosecution-when-money-goes-missing/2013/11/23/d7b7ba18-51f8-11e3-9e2c-e1d01116fd98_story.html
Nonprofit groups often seek restitution, not prosecution, when money goes missing
By Joe Stephens and Mary Pat Flaherty
Published: November 23, 2013
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