COMMENTARY: Red Cross mum on Sandy funds - The Monitor: Opinion

COMMENTARY: Red Cross mum on Sandy funds - The Monitor: Opinion: Americans are especially generous following natural disasters. They sent $312 million in donations to the American Red Cross after the storm. Unfortunately, the charity hasn’t been very forthcoming in how it spent that money. It seems to be stonewalling ProPublica, which has been writing about how post-Sandy money has been spent. It reports:

Just how badly does the American Red Cross want to keep secret how it raised and spent over $300 million after Hurricane Sandy? The charity has hired the expensive law firm of Gibson Dunn to fight a public request we filed with New York state, arguing that information about its Sandy activities is a “trade secret.” The Red Cross’ “trade secret” argument has persuaded the state to redact some material, though it’s unclear how much since the documents weren’t released.