San Jose Mercury News - DONATIONS DISAPPEAR: "DONATIONS DISAPPEAR
By Sal Pizarro
Mercury News
Article Launched: 03/20/2007 01:37:50 AM PDT
It was too good to be true.
There was heavy buzz a couple of weeks ago about a series of major donations headed to San Jose arts groups from an anonymous donor.
The money was big - $5.8 million - and the list of beneficiaries was long, ranging from Opera San Jose and Symphony Silicon Valley to San Jose State University's marching band.
But the donations didn't materialize, and the donor - who said his name was Emilio Maschino - apparently skipped town just ahead of the cops. He left behind thousands of dollars in hotel bills and the dashed hopes of San Jose's cash-strapped arts community."
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