the state of iowa fined the telemarketing company $35,000 for making false representations. as for donations to other charities. the cancer fund of america claimed on its 2011 tax filings, it sent $761,000 in so-called gifts in kind. not actually cash, to churches, some hospitals and other programs around the country. when we called or e-mailed those other charities to check, many of them said they did get something. things like these supplies. but several of the groups told us, they never heard of the cancer fund of america or don t remember getting a thing. the cancer fund also takes credit for serving as a middleman. brokering transfer of another $16 million worth of gifts in kind to individuals and other charities. many of them overseas, those contributions double up as
it sent $761,000 in so-called gifts in kind. not actually cash, to churches, some hospitals and other programs around the country. when we called or e-mailed those other charities to check, many of them said they did get something. things like these supplies. but several of the groups told us they never heard of the cancer fund of america or don t remember getting a thing. the cancer fund also takes credit for serving as a middleman, brokering transfer of another $16 million worth of gifts in kind to individuals and other charities, many of them overseas. those contributions double up both as revenue and donations on the same tax forms. back at the cancer fund of america s corporate office, even the chief financial officer who, by the way, has a salary of $121,000 couldn t explain what
the charity reported raising slightly more than $13 million in cash and donating $312,000 in cash to 798 unnamed recipients. that works out to a little less than 4%. the remainder of the donations were in those so-called gifts in kind. and the value of those gifts was determined solely by the breast cancer society. still ahead, in louisiana, more bad news and more questions after a deadly explosion at a chemical plant. i m the next american success story. working for a company where over seventy-five percent of store management started as hourly associates. there s opportunity here. i can use walmart s education benefits to get a degree, maybe work in it, or be an engineer, helping walmart conserve energy. even today, when our store does well, i earn quarterly bonuses. when people look at me, i hope they see someone working their way up. vo: opportunity, that s the real walmart.
one great big lie. the callers were telemarketers being paid to make the call. state of iowa fined the telemarketing company $35,000 for making false representations. as for donations to other charities, the cancer fund of america claimed on its 2011 tax filings it sent $761,000 in so-called gifts in kind. not actually cash. to churches, some hospitals, and other programs around the country. when we called or e-mailed those other charities to check, many of them said they did get something. things like these supplies. but several of the groups told us they never heard of the cancer fund of america. or don t remember getting a thing. the cancer fund also takes credit for serving as a middleman. brokering transfer of another 6 $16 million worth of gifts in
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