3 Days Ago
Come on TX, wake up. Smell the coffee.
Proud Patriots has been soliciting over the internet since its "inception" and it has been soliciting in print as well, in states other than Virginia. There have been newspaper articles and of course, over a year's worth posts in the canteen that evidence that. There have been posts in other places on the internet as well. This is a fact and it cannot be denied.
Now Caro claims that a clerk in the Commonwealth told her she could solicit anywhere and everywhere in the United States even if the corporation she used to do so has lost its status as a corporation. That's amazing because The
Code of Virginia laws regarding Charitable solicitations says otherwise.
The Code of Virginia laws defines "Solicit" and "solicitation" as the request or appeal, directly or indirectly, for any contribution on the plea or representation that such contribution will be used for a charitable purpose.
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§ 57-49. Registration of charitable organizations; prohibition against support of terrorists.
A. Every charitable organization, except as otherwise provided in this chapter, which intends to solicit contributions within the Commonwealth, or have funds solicited on its behalf, shall, prior to any solicitation, file an initial registration statement with the Commissioner upon forms acceptable to him. Each registration statement shall thereafter be refiled on or before the fifteenth day of the fifth calendar month of the next and each following fiscal year in which such charitable organization is engaged in solicitation activities within the Commonwealth. It shall be the duty of the president, chairman or principal officer of such charitable organization to file the statements required under this chapter.
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It does not appear that Proud Patriots complied with this law TX, not in the State of Virginia nor any other state where they have solicited. Would you be surprised to find out that a solicitation of this kind over the internet is deemed to be a solicitation in every state? And that a solicitation in any state requires a similar registration?
Guess what's supposed to be included in the registration?
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6. A copy of a balance sheet and income and expense statement, with the opinion of any independent public accountant, for the organization's immediately preceding fiscal year; a copy of a financial statement certified by an independent public accountant covering, in a consolidated report, complete information as to all the preceding year's fund-raising activities of the charitable organization, showing kind and amount of funds raised, fund-raising expenses and allocation of disbursement of funds raised; or a copy of Internal Revenue Service Form 990. The report required by this subdivision shall comply with the accounting standards prescribed pursuant to § 57-53. Any organization with gross revenue of less than $25,000 may submit a balance sheet and income and expense statement verified under oath or affirmation by the treasurer of the organization.
7. A statement showing the computation of the percentages provided for in § 57-58.
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Run on over the Commonwealth's Charity database and plug in the name Proud Patriots. I'll make it easy for you,
here's a link. Under Registration Filing Status, it says "not currently filed to solicit" and the sad fact is that they have never filed to solicit, yet, they have been soliciting for years.
Solicitation without registration would be... um.... yeah, against the law. hmmm... against the law... what other word might apply... ummm... wait!! OMG!!! What about illegal! Does illegal mean against the law? Yes, I'm afraid it does. According to websters, illegal means not according to or authorized by law.
Got news for you dude, its not libel to say that Proud Patriots has been soliciting illegally, when they have been soliciting illegally. And make no mistake here, they have been soliciting illegally not only in Virginia but in each and every state.
Before you go spouting off about libel and slander and all that other shit TX, you best get your facts straight. You might avoid making a fool out of yourself in the future.