Sean Hannity and Freedom Alliance 'Scam' Facing FTC Complaint and Possible IRS Investigation

[babsbunny]

http://blog.buzzflash.com/alerts/816

BUZZFLASH NEWS ALERT
by Jeffrey Joseph

Just over a week ago, accusations against Sean Hannity, Oliver North, and the Freedom Alliance charity "scam" began to raise the ire of people from the full breadth of the political spectrum. Now the outrage from concerned citizens -- like Turn Off FOX readers -- over Hannity's use of the organization to burnish his patriot credibility with questionable allotment of funds for actual veterans and their families has apparently led to Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) formally filing a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the IRS.

CREW took the investigation further than most and decided to file a complaint with the FTC for what it described as Hannity's and Freedom Concert's "illegal and deceptive marketing practices by suggesting that all money generated by ticket sales for the Freedom Concerts he sponsors each summer goes to scholarships for children of killed and wounded service members."

[WhiteTara]

1. oh what a thing of beauty it would be to see

Oliver North do the perp walk for something! He has skated for way too many years after his crimes against our country.

[lpbk2713]

2. You think you've heard him whine and cry before?

This ought to be precious.




WAAAH!! No fair!!



:kick:

[veganlush]

3. Awesome. I hope this goes somewhere in the long run..

....and I hope it drives the lying asshole to distraction in the short term.:evilgrin: :evilfrown: :evilgrin: :evilfrown:

[veganlush]

4. Awesome. I hope it leads to something in the long run..

....and I hope it drives the lying asshole to distraction in the short term.:evilgrin: :evilfrown: :evilgrin: :evilfrown:

[demtenjeep]

5. I can't wait to see his smarmy ass fail

he is awful

[Canuckistanian]

6. Already the meme is out there - "Hannity didn't take a dime"

Which of course is not the issue. The issue is that only 7% of monies collected in 2009 actually went to the people that needed it.

Hannity was only the carnival barker - treated like royalty, but still a just a showman. I'd love to see him go down for this, but he has no legal ties to Freedom Alliance other than as a contractor.

The REAL culprit here is Ollie North. HE may not have taken a dime, either, but it was HIS foundation. He was the one signing the checks for all the executive jets, luxury hotel rooms, endless "advisors" with nothing to advise and god knows what else. It may turn out to be a giant GOP money laundering scheme as well.

But only a FULL inquest will tell the story.