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In addition, the suits allege that the professionak solicitors failed to disclose they were paid tosolicit donations. The stat is seeking monetary restitution in both The suits dovetail withthe ’s launch of “Operation Falsew Charity,” a federal-state effort to help consumerds identify and avoid fraud when it comes to charitable according to the FTC. In one suit filesd Wednesday, the state alleges that Our American Veterans, a Georgia-based organization, and its professional Golden StateMarketing Inc.
, which has offices in New engaged in deceptive solicitations by misleadinbg donors into believing that fundraiserds were calling on behalf of veterans groupxs based in Hingham and Hull and that theifr donations would benefit veterans in those communities. In fact, the donationes were intended for organizations based outof state, said Jill spokeswoman in the Massachusetts attorney general’s The complaint further alleges that the defendantss failed to identify themselves as professional fundraisers, and failes to honor requests to discontinue the solicitation campaign. A preliminar y injunction hearing has been scheduledr forJune 9.
In the second suit, Coakley’s office allegese that Disabled Police Officers CounselingCenter Inc., a Florida-basede charity, and three professionakl fundraisers — Patrick Kane, doing business as the Kane Marketingb Group; Mark Hemphill, doing business as Infiniti Marketing and James Vincent, doing business as Northeast Advertisintg — misled potential donors into believing that the fundraiserzs were volunteers calling on behalf of disablerd police officers based locally, rather than out of The complaint also alleges that the defendants did not disclose theif status as professional fundraisers or the charity’s Floridq address, and did not file fundraising reportsw for their fundraising campaigns, all of whicu are required by law.
A preliminarh injunction hearing has been scheduled in this case forJune 19.