I wonder how literally the US Attorney's office interprets that phrase. In every case where you make a donation by credit card, or PayPal, or any other online payment platform the recipient of the funds typically pays a fee for the processing. So in reality when you donate $100.00 to some charity they only get $98 or so.
How many other charities that say they spend all of the donation on their cause has the SDNY US Attorney sued since in reality the banks, or Paypal, diverts millions of dollars into their accounts.
“How many other charities that say they spend all of the donation on their cause has the SDNY US Attorney sued since in reality the banks, or Paypal, diverts millions of dollars into their accounts”
That’s my thought exactly. The wording might be a little deceptive but all these 501c3’s do the same crap: they pay themselves in a way that doesn’t contradict their line.
Which is just how flimsy these charges are. They turn on maybe a poorly worded phrase that hasn’t been hyper vetted by an attorney. In other words, Kolfage and his buds are a bit amateur, and felony charges depend on one or two inartfully chosen words.
Which is beyond ridiculous and we all know Audrey Strauss ain’t going after any one of the thousands of Leftist “non profits” doing the exact same thing. And she sure isn’t sending a caravan of AR-15 toting goons to Florida to nail them. If she did, she’d need a friggin’ army of them.
How many other charities that say they spend all of the donation on their cause has the SDNY US Attorney sued since in reality the banks, or Paypal, diverts millions of dollars into their accounts.
Processing fees aren't hidden. In any case, any single processing fee would probably be considered a de minimis amount.
I think Kolfage could make every case in the world as to why he should have received some compensation for his work; not-for-profits are certainly allowed to pay their employees. But if he told people he wouldn't take money and then he took money, he did something that was, at best, unethical; at its worst, it was illegal.
Simply saying, "But everyone else is speeding" doesn't usually get you out of the ticket; the reply is always the same: "Maybe, but we caught you."