Administrative/Regulatory
Feb. 24, 2011
Ruling Preserves Charity's Ability to Raise Money
A charity did not cheat the public or run an illegal lottery, a judge ruled after a two week trial, sharply rejecting a multimillion-dollar lawsuit by the state attorney general's office.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
After more than four years of controversy and a two-week trial, a judge decisively rejected allegations by the state attorney general's office that a Madera charity cheated the public or conducted an illegal raffle.
The 37-page decision, issued last week, came as a relief to charitable organizations that raffle cars, trips, houses and other large prizes as major fundraising activities.
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