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sports1 month ago•22 min saved

From Draft Day Hero to Charity Controversy: Matt Miller’s Fall Unfolds

ESPN NFL draft analyst Matt Miller, once celebrated for charitable efforts, faces mounting allegations that he did not pay winners and misused charity funds from numerous fantasy leagues. Sleeper banned him for allegedly stealing buy-ins, and the Missouri attorney general has opened an investigation after more than two dozen complaints. A GoFundMe for his recovery drew support and scrutiny as Miller, who was in a serious car crash that left him severely injured, said he would pay winners and that ESPN had placed him on leave while the probe continues.

via The New York Times|

#charity-fraud #espn #fantasy-football

crime2 years ago•3 min saved

Juror Bribed with $120K in Charity Fraud Trial

A US trial involving a $40 million pandemic-fraud scheme was disrupted after a juror reported an attempted $120,000 bribe to vote for acquittal. The juror, who was dismissed, revealed that a woman offered the bribe at her home. The trial involves seven Somali immigrants accused of defrauding a federal food aid program for children. The court has detained the defendants and sequestered the jury for the remainder of the trial.

via BBC.com|

#charity-fraud #crime #jury-tampering

us-news2 years ago•2 min saved

Juror Dismissed After $120,000 Bribery Attempt in Charity Fraud Trial

A juror in a federal fraud case involving the nonprofit Feeding Our Future was dismissed after a woman attempted to bribe her with $120,000 to vote for acquittal. The juror reported the incident to the police, and the trial, which involves defendants accused of stealing $41 million from government food programs during the Covid-19 pandemic, continues.

via The New York Times|

#charity-fraud #covid-19-pandemic #federal-court

crime3 years ago•4 min saved

Atlanta Protest Organizers Charged with Money Laundering in Connection to 'Cop City' Protests.

Three activists who have been aiding jailed protesters of a planned police training site in Georgia were arrested in a raid on Wednesday. Marlon Scott Kautz, Adele Maclean, and Savannah D. Patterson are charged with money laundering and charity fraud. They are leaders of the Atlanta Solidarity Fund that supports the movement against the planned center, which opponents call 'Cop City.' The activists' arrest warrants accuse the trio of 'misleading by using funds collected through the State Registered 501c(3) Network for Strong Communities (NFSC) to fund the actions in part of Defend the Atlanta Forest (DTAF), a group classified by the United States Department of Homeland Security as Domestic Violence Extremists.'

via Daily Mail|

#atlanta #charity-fraud #crime