Wednesday, February 16, 2005

STLtoday - News - Editorial / Commentary Charitable Giving: this is a stickup

STLtoday - News - Editorial / Commentary: "HARITABLE' IS HARDLY THE WORD to describe a police charity run by some of the state's top law enforcement officials. A stickup is more like it.

More than 80 cents of every $1 in contributions to the Missouri Police Chiefs Charitable Foundation ended up in the pockets of its professional fund-raiser in Texas, according to a story by Post-Dispatch reporter Bill Smith. And less than 1 percent of what was left actually was used for the foundation's stated purpose of assisting Missouri youths and the 'less fortunate' and educating Missouri police officers. Established in 1996, the group's 400 members include some of the state's top law enforcement officials.

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