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oeuvre-and-out t1_j3nfsol wrote
Reply to comment by ghostdokes in Woman sentenced to three years in state prison for collecting $400,000 in viral GoFundMe scam by AudibleNod
Yes. It's a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt, non-profit corporation
> A 501(c)(3) organization is a United States corporation, trust, unincorporated association or other type of organization exempt from federal income tax. 501(c)(3) tax-exemptions apply to entities that are organized and operated exclusively for religious, charitable, scientific, literary or educational purposes...
But I don't think that's relevant to my question. This couple was convicted of wire fraud. IANAL but logically any corporate entity (for profit or non-profit) could be guilty of wire fraud.
oeuvre-and-out t1_j3nb711 wrote
Reply to Woman sentenced to three years in state prison for collecting $400,000 in viral GoFundMe scam by AudibleNod
Serious question: How is this different from the BLM Foundation (Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation) that collected millions after the George Floyd murder and then bought multiple million dollar homes with some of the money? I'm sure no donor expected their cash to be used for that purpose.
oeuvre-and-out t1_j35zp2r wrote
Reply to comment by JBredditaccount in Sinaloa cartel launches violent response as Mexico recaptures El Chapo’s son by getBusyChild
Hey, that ruse might work. After all, it's only illegal drug labs...it's not like it's a 1200km long international oil supply pipeline.
oeuvre-and-out t1_ir8osmu wrote
Reply to comment by Kingfish36 in Reported Shooting at University of Arizona by OakTeach
> We average just about one mass shooting per day,
This is an arguable statistic. The anti-gun crowd has redefined the term to include urban violence incidents (gang-related violence, etc.) That's not what people understand to be the meaning - but that's part of the agenda.
oeuvre-and-out t1_ir7u6k6 wrote
Reply to comment by Kingfish36 in Reported Shooting at University of Arizona by OakTeach
Wow, if this were ever enacted I'd bet the only people who would still have guns would be...criminals.
oeuvre-and-out t1_j3qvhfj wrote
Reply to comment by Thanos_Stomps in Woman sentenced to three years in state prison for collecting $400,000 in viral GoFundMe scam by AudibleNod
Thanks for a good reply. Yes, the BLM case is more nuanced and their corp status allows some discretion in how the funds were/are spent. I'm not obsessed on it but general press reporting rasies questions on corp malfeasance. I think a good comparison is the current SBF (the crypto guy) investigation, just that he was dealing in billions and BLM got millions.