The Texas Attorney General announced a settlement in an enforcement action against Veterans Support Organization (VSO) and its four principals. Under the agreed final judgment and permanent injunction, the defendants must cease engaging in unlawful charitable contributions in Texas, and must dissolve VSO as a charitable organization in Texas.
The press release and Agreed Final Judgment and Permanent Injunction can be found below:
A Taunton property owner has been ordered to pay more than $1.7 million for misappropriating charitable assets for his own personal use, for using unfair and deceptive practices, and for failing to comply with charity reporting laws, Attorney General Maura Healey announced today. He has also been barred from engaging in any real estate and mortgage lending transactions and from serving in any role involving charities. Continue reading “Taunton Property Owner Fined $1.7 Million for Misuse of Charitable Funds, Unfair and Deceptive Practices”
Continue reading “Arizona Attorney General Shuts Down Fake Veterans Charity Telemarketing Scam”
New Jersey Youth Club, Inc. (NJYC), a Newark-based organization that claims to help underprivileged New Jersey youths, has been ordered to temporarily cease seeking door-to-door solicitations, and has had its assets temporarily frozen, under an Order to Show Cause entered by the Superior Court Judge in connection with an action filed on behalf of the New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs. Continue reading “New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs Files Consumer Fraud Action Against Newark Organization that Allegedly Misled Charitable Donors, Transferred Contributions to For-Profit Business”
