“..Fabiani and Neilson have successfully diverted attention from Madonna and the center by pinning much of the blame on Raising Malawi academy director Anjimile Oponyo, accusing her of “outlandish expenditures.” But the totals seem trivial in the face of the $3.8 million lost on the school project.
The more important fact seems to be that only $850,000 of the $3.8 million spent on the academy was paid out in Malawi. The lion’s share, almost $3 million, was spent by the Kabbalah Centre’s office in L.A....”
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“..When Newsweek asked the center’s tax attorney Shane Hamilton how the Kabbalah Centre and Raising Malawi divided the money that was raised for Malawi, he replied: “I don’t know if they have a structure.” This fluid “intercompany debt,” as one Neilson aide described it, reinforces the charges made by critics that the center used Malawi as a fundraising tool, and that there is no way to independently determine what was really done in the name of the orphans and vulnerable children it seeks to help.
There are indications the center had made the decision to pull the plug on the girls’ school long before it was announced: The last check was sent to Malawi in July of last year, just three months after the bricklaying ceremony, and it was for a mere $8,659. There was no apparent plan to cover the costs of operating the school...”
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Everyone should take the time to read this, it’s absolutely damning. This Berg character (co-founder and boss of the Kabbalah Center) and his family have been living it up for decades on the donations of others like the worst of the eighties scandal-vangelists and cult leaders. I can only assume Madonna was taken as a wealthy stooge cause this is going to marinate her in cuttlefish ink. At best, she is going to come out looking stooooopid.
And interesting.
This Berg character (co-founder and boss of the Kabbalah Center) and his family have been living it up for decades on the donations of others like the worst of the eighties scandal-vangelists and cult leaders.
Religion and charity are great fronts for hucksters.
I can only assume Madonna was taken as a wealthy stooge cause this is going to marinate her in cuttlefish ink. At best, she is going to come out looking stooooopid.
I thought she went in looking stupid.