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Minuteman consulting charity fined[The Declaration Foundation](Simcox-Minutemen)
The Washington Times ^ | December 5, 2006 | Jerry Seper

Posted on 12/05/2006 7:01:06 AM PST by SwinneySwitch

One of the charitable organizations cited by Minuteman Civil Defense Corps boss Chris Simcox on why financial accountability concerns raised by some corps members were unfounded has been fined for failing to keep its own financial records in order, The Washington Times has learned.

The Declaration Foundation, a tax-exempt charity created by conservative activist Alan Keyes, who has vigorously supported the Minuteman movement, was fined $6,500 in August and prohibited by the Pennsylvania Bureau of Charitable Organizations from soliciting donations until it becomes "properly registered."

The Aug. 18 "agreement and order," signed by Declaration Foundation Executive Director Mary Parker Lewis, a top Minuteman adviser, acknowledged that the charity made false statements in seeking to solicit donations, failed to properly administer money it had collected, and withheld documents sought as part of an "investigative subpoena."

According to the bureau, the Declaration Foundation failed over a four-year period to submit audited financial statements, gave false information when it said it did not share revenue with other nonprofit or tax-exempt groups, and misstated the truth when it said none of its officers or employees was tied to any vendor providing services or goods.

The bureau said the Declaration Foundation improperly shared revenue with the Declaration Alliance, another tax-exempt charity founded by Mr. Keyes, which also has been active in overseeing the Minuteman Civil Defense Corps (MCDC).

The Declaration Foundation is at the center of an intricate weave of conservative organizations founded by Mr. Keyes or tied to longtime Keyes associates now working with MCDC. They have served as mentors for Mr. Simcox and provided consulting and financial services for the group's fundraising and media activities.

According to Internal Revenue Service records, the Declaration Foundation reported more than $600,000 in contributions over the past two years and the....

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Extended News; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: alankeyes; chrissimcox; fence; immigration; keyes; mcdc; minuteman; minutemen; simcox; surprisesurprise
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"Several current and former MCDC members have questioned the whereabouts of hundreds of thousands of dollars in donations collected since the Minuteman movement began in April 2005."
1 posted on 12/05/2006 7:01:11 AM PST by SwinneySwitch
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To: Howlin

ping


2 posted on 12/05/2006 7:07:26 AM PST by Mo1 (Thank You Mr & Mrs "I'm gonna teach you a lesson" Voter ... you just screwed us on so many levels)
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To: Howlin; onyx; catholicfreeper; LS; BigSkyFreeper; Rex Anderson; Ms. AntiFeminazi; Common Tator; ...

PING!!!! I posted but it got pulled.... for duplicating.


3 posted on 12/05/2006 7:09:20 AM PST by PDR
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To: PDR
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MCDC describes itself as a "project" of the Declaration Alliance. The Minuteman political action committee, which raised hundreds of thousands of dollars in political contributions this year, is formally known as the Declaration Alliance Minuteman Civil Defense Corps Political Action Committee, according to Federal Election Commission records.

Connie Hair, spokeswoman for MCDC and Mr. Keyes, said she had been asked not to talk with The Times.

... SNIP...

In interviews this week, they said the organization's first IRS filing as a 501(c)4 tax-exempt charity on Nov. 15 failed to answer many of their concerns. They said, for example, there was no accounting in the new filing for at least $150,000 in the $50 registration fees required of the 4,000 Minuteman volunteers.

Others questioned why the IRS financial statement included mention of the construction of a border fence, since the filing listed MCDC contributions and expenditures only for 2005. They noted that Mr. Simcox began the fence project in April 2006.

In a statement posted on the MCDC Web site, the group's board of directors, which Mr. Simcox heads, decided that "this year and this year only" it would make public the organization's financial records. The statement did not address the fact nonprofit organizations such as MCDC are required to file annual financial statements, which are available to the public.

4 posted on 12/05/2006 7:12:32 AM PST by PDR
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To: unsycophant; Anti-Bubba182; Amelia; MikefromOhio; Texasforever; nopardons; Registered

PING!!!!


5 posted on 12/05/2006 7:26:41 AM PST by PDR
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To: PDR

Thank for the ping.


6 posted on 12/05/2006 7:49:28 AM PST by Anti-Bubba182
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To: SwinneySwitch

chirp chirp chirp


7 posted on 12/05/2006 8:11:41 AM PST by Ben Ficklin
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To: SwinneySwitch
Connie Hair, spokeswoman for MCDC and Mr. Keyes, said she had been asked not to talk with The Times.

UNNNNGH.

8 posted on 12/05/2006 8:33:47 AM PST by Petronski (I just love that woman.)
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To: Petronski

I take it that pinging EternalVigilance would not be remunerative.


9 posted on 12/05/2006 9:01:27 AM PST by BeHoldAPaleHorse (Dyslexics of the world, UNTIE!)
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To: BeHoldAPaleHorse; EternalVigilance
I take it that pinging EternalVigilance would not be remunerative.

LOL

I'll do it for free.

10 posted on 12/05/2006 9:03:21 AM PST by Petronski (I just love that woman.)
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To: PDR; EternalVigilance

LMAO!!!!!


11 posted on 12/05/2006 9:09:32 AM PST by MikefromOhio (Prayers for my cousin Jeff and his family.)
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To: Mo1

made false statements in seeking to solicit donations, failed to properly administer money it had collected, and withheld documents sought as part of an "investigative subpoena."

Nooooooooo kidding?

12 posted on 12/05/2006 9:52:17 AM PST by TLI (ITINERIS IMPENDEO VALHALLA, MMP AZ 2005, TxMMP El Paso Oct+April 2006 TxMMP Laredo - El Paso)
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To: PDR; Amelia; unsycophant; catholicfreeper; Rex Anderson; Texasforever; Howlin; onyx; nopardons; ...
Interesting Video:

Fence to Nowhere?

13 posted on 12/05/2006 10:47:41 AM PST by Anti-Bubba182
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Aight gents, playas, and sumpin like pimps. Riddle me this.

Why do developments like this draw a yawn factor from me because I'm not surprised? Am I alone?


14 posted on 12/05/2006 10:53:48 AM PST by rdb3
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To: PDR; EternalVigilance; Interesting Times
The Aug. 18 "agreement and order," signed by Declaration Foundation Executive Director Mary Parker Lewis, a top Minuteman adviser, acknowledged that the charity made false statements in seeking to solicit donations, failed to properly administer money it had collected, and withheld documents sought as part of an "investigative subpoena."

Things that make you go Hmmmm. (Emphasis mine)

So, EV, let me get this straight. You posted several threads AFTER this agreement was signed vouching for the integrity of the organization and its sound operations? Sounds like you're not in the loop. Or....

Regards,

TS

15 posted on 12/05/2006 10:57:04 AM PST by The Shrew (www.swiftvets.com & www.wintersoldier.com - The Truth Shall Set YOU Free!)
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To: SwinneySwitch

A couple hundred grand tax free....

Amnesty about to be passed....


Follow the money!


16 posted on 12/05/2006 10:59:13 AM PST by BurbankKarl
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To: PDR
Connie Hair is departed FReeper 'Clinton's A Liar.'
17 posted on 12/05/2006 11:03:02 AM PST by blam
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To: The Shrew

I look forward to the explanation that this problem is unique to Pennsylvania, and that the Declaration Foundation has behaved in an exemplary manner in the other 49 states.


18 posted on 12/05/2006 11:13:45 AM PST by Interesting Times (ABCNNBCBS -- yesterday's news.)
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To: BeHoldAPaleHorse; Anti-Bubba182; Petronski
I take it that pinging EternalVigilance would not be remunerative.


19 posted on 12/05/2006 11:35:33 AM PST by BigSkyFreeper (There is no alternative to the GOP except varying degrees of insanity)
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To: rdb3; onyx
...because I'm not surprised? Am I alone?

I'm with you. I'm not surprised.

20 posted on 12/05/2006 11:37:10 AM PST by Petronski (I just love that woman.)
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