" but very quickly it ended with Imus getting a letter of apology from the NY AG. I think I'm describing what happened accurately, at least as Imus described it."
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It may not be illegal what Imus is doing with that ranch but it sure is immoral.
so sorry about those redundant replies. I have no idea how that happened. If the following is also me repeating myself, just consider me goofy today.
"http://www.freenewmexican.com/news/11930.html
"NY closes its probe of Don Imus ranch
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The New Mexican
March 26, 2005
New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer has closed his inquiry into the Imus Ranch, located between Santa Fe and Las Vegas, N.M., without finding any impropriety, The New York Times reported Friday.
The Times and The Wall Street Journal both had reported Thursday that Spitzer sought information about the New York-based charity that operates the ranch, which radio host Don Imus and his wife opened in 1999 as a summer camp for sick children.
New Mexico Attorney General Patricia Madrid’s spokeswoman told The New Mexican on Thursday that her office also was seeking information regarding the high ratio of dollars spent to children served — about $26,000 per child — at the ranch and its lack of fund-raising expenses. There was no indication Friday that Madrid has completed her inquiry.
State offices closed early in observance of Good Friday.
An Imus spokesman who declined to be identified said Friday that Imus raises most of the money via his national radio show. “He’s got a pulpit that most fund-raisers don’t have. He mentions the ranch and money comes in.”
The spokesman also said the ranch’s $2.6 million in expenses last fiscal year includes $800,000 in depreciation and the high costs of flying sick children to New Mexico.
“It’s the position of the ranch that whether it’s $20,000 or $30,000 per child, we’d spend more than that if it were going to make a difference with these kids,” the spokesman said.
Imus on Friday used his morning radio program for a second day to attack The Wall Street Journal reporter whose story said the Imus family’s personal stays at the ranch had drawn scrutiny from tax officials and regulators.
“I’m not maligning the paper,” Imus told listeners, “just this punk.”
The Wall Street Journal’s managing editor issued a statement saying the article was accurate and fair and called its author, Robert Frank, “one of our most experienced and capable reporters.”
A spokesman for Spitzer’s office told the Times that the New York attorney general’s examination was triggered by the charity’s request for an extension to file tax data and by an anonymous letter saying the office ought to check into Imus’ use of the ranch."