A joint investigation by attorneys general for each U.S. state produced the biggest ever take down of a fraudulent charitable organization in the country. The U.S. government announced Wednesday that four cancer charities conned donors out of nearly US$200 million from 2008-2012 and spent most of the money on “treats” such as shopping, dating-website subscriptions and cruises to the Caribbean. The information was obtained trough a joint investigation conducted by attorneys general for each of the 50 states. According to officials the money was enjoyed by friends and family members of those running the groups, while less than 5 percent of the money raised had actually help cancer patients. Local press has said this is the largest takedown of a fraudulent charitable organization in U.S. history. The charities named in the suit filed by the Federal Trade Commission were the Cancer Fund of America, Cancer Support Services, Children’s Cancer Fund of America and the Breast Cancer Society. The Federal Trade Commission’s principal mission is the promotion of consumer protection and the elimination and prevention of anti-competitive business practices. It has charged the organizations with deceiving donors and misusing millions of dollars in donations. The government said that although the full amount of the fraud will not be recovered, the money paid through settlements will be distributed to the states for donation to legitimate charities and not “sham charities.”
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