Charitable Fraud Could Soon Lead To Bigger Penalties

DENVER (CBS4) – An effort is underway to crack down on people who take advantage of donors wanting to help a good cause.
A bill at the state capitol would toughen the punishment for fraud involving charities such as fraudulent national breast cancer charity Boobies Rock!, which was based in Colorado.
Under the proposal, which just passed out of committee at the state capitol, a person found guilty of charitable fraud would face a civil penalty of up to $10,000 for each violation, with