Charitable Fraud Prevention
In the United States, prevention of charitable fraud is mostly a function of state governments, and laws vary widely from state to state. Approximately 45 states have laws regulating charities and require registration before soliciting donations.
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Famous quotes containing the words charitable, fraud and/or prevention:
“She was so charitable and so pitous
She wolde wepe, if that she saugh a mous
Kaught in a trappe, if it were deed or bledde.”
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“The disfranchisement of a single legal elector by fraud or intimidation is a crime too grave to be regarded lightly.”
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