The tax agency is the gatekeeper for America’s charity system, but reduced vetting has opened the door to scams.
Tag: Frauds and Swindling
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Lev Parnas, Ex-Giuliani Associate, Sentenced to 20 Months
Lev Parnas, a Soviet-born businessman, tried to use campaign donations funneled from Russia to advance a cannabis business.
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Orlando Museum Director Loses Job After Disputed Basquiat Show
Aaron De Groft was removed from his position days after the F.B.I. seized 25 works that had been shown in a Jean-Michel Basquiat exhibit and whose authenticity had been questioned.
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Margaret Keane, Painter of Sad-Eyed Waifs, Dies at 94
Her work was immensely popular and virtually ubiquitous. But until the matter was settled in court, her husband fraudulently claimed credit for it.
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Government to Cancel $6 Billion in Student Loans for Defrauded Borrowers
Around 200,000 who sought relief after attending schools that the Education Department said showed signs of “substantial misconduct” will have their federal student loans wiped out.