Current Charity News Today
Vets Charity Scammer Hiding in NM?
The United States Marshals Service said it has uncovered fresh evidence suggesting the alleged charity scam mastermind who called himself Bobby Thompson may be hiding in New Mexico. "We've developed some really good leads and we're on those leads," Pete Elliott, a spokesman for the agency, told ABC News. "I feel very confident we'll be able to apprehend him."
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:07:00 -0800
Cancer charity confronts backlash over grant cuts
The renowned breast cancer charity Susan G. Komen for the Cure faced an escalating backlash Thursday over its decision to cut breast screening grants to Planned Parenthood. Some of Komen's local affiliates are openly upset, including all seven in California, and at least one top official has quit, reportedly in protest.
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:34:23 -0800
Cancer charity in funding U-turn
A major US breast cancer charity reverses a decision to cut funding to reproductive health group Planned Parenthood, after a furious outcry.
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:20:38 -0800
Navy Vets Charity Scammer Hiding in New Mexico?
Bobby Thompson Allegedly Stole $100 Million with Fake Veterans Charity
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 08:47:33 -0800
Did the Komen charity's Planned Parenthood diss backfire?
The pink-ribboned Susan G. Komen for the Cure breast-cancer charity says it dumped Planned Parenthood to distance itself from controversy. Whoops
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 03:06:00 -0800
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