A California police charity that says it helps the families of police officers killed in the line of duty has repeatedly used "harassing and intimidating tactics" to defraud Missouri donors, Attorney General Jay Nixon said Tuesday.
In a lawsuit filed in St. Louis Circuit Court, Nixon accuses telemarketers of Police Protective Fund of bullying Missourians, especially the elderly, into giving to the charity.
The suit says the charity took in more than $5.9 million nationally in donations last year, with just a total of $37,000 going to the families of deceased officers. Of the $5.9 million, $3.7 million went to pay the expenses of professional fundraisers. Much of the rest of the charity's income went to pay salaries, payroll taxes, rent and a variety of other expenses.
Police Protective Fund, based in Hollywood, was founded by Phil LeConte and David Dierks, who met while both were students at the University of Illinois.
Last year, Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan obtained a preliminary injunction against a Chicago fundraiser, Vet-Pol, for failing to re-register as a professional fundraiser in the state and for using deception to solicit funds. Madigan said Vet-Pol was calling on behalf of the American Association of Police Officers.
A call to the offices of the organizations named in the suit was not returned Tuesday.
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