Controversies
In March 2005, a Wall Street Journal reporter wrote an article critical of the Ranch and the amount of money spent on each child. In 2006 the ranch spent $2.5 million on 90 children who visited the ranch, or $28,000 per child. Accusations of accounting irregularities and personal use of the charity’s assets were investigated by both the Attorney General of New Mexico, Patricia Madrid, and New York State Attorney General Eliot Spitzer. No charges were filed in New Mexico. New York closed its investigation on March 24, 2005.
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