Combating Charitable Fraud : An Overview of State and Federal Law.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Finance--Law and legislation.

Finance.

Fraud.

Gifts.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (6 pages, digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2005.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Provides overview of regulation of charitable fundraising and State and Federal Government efforts to combat charity fraud. Discusses State statutes requiring registration of charities and professional fundraisers and addressing fraudulent solicitations. Reviews Supreme Court finding in Illinois ex rel. Madigan, Attorney General of Illinois v. Telemarketing Associates, Inc., and role of FTC and Federal Trade Commission Act in addressing charity fraud.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Combating Charitable Fraud

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