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mahatmakanejeeves

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Mon Oct 16, 2017, 11:33 AM Oct 2017

Arrested radio host's charity raised 'lot of red flags.'

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This is from September.

Arrested radio host's charity raised 'lot of red flags.' @nypost on regular customer of @realdonaldtrump golf club.



Craig Carton’s ‘do-nothing’ charity raised ‘a lot of red flags’

By Bruce Golding September 7, 2017 | 8:08pm

Benched WFAN host Craig Carton’s Tourette syndrome charity has done little more than hold fundraising events to keep itself afloat, doling out little to no cash for research or treatment of the disorder — but appears to have given him connections to exploit for an alleged $5.6 million Ponzi scheme.

Internal Revenue Service records show the Tic Toc Stop nonprofit has raised more than $1 million since Carton — who was suspended from his sports-talk radio job following his arrest Wednesday — founded it in 2013 to “fight against Tourette Syndrome.”

Carton and two of his four kids suffer from the condition.

But nearly all the cash raised has been spent on ​something other than Tourette syndrome, including ​a series of golf outings, galas and other fundraising events​.
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Arrested radio host's charity raised 'lot of red flags.' (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2017 OP
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