CB: … House Speaker Scott Saiki sent a letter to Hawaii Gov. Josh Green Monday urging him to issue an emergency proclamation to prohibit and criminalize fraudulent fundraising.
Saiki also requested that Attorney General Anne Lopez institute an auditing process to ensure funds raised for Maui wildfire relief go to victims.
The letter warns that “deceptive
fundraising practices pose a more immediate and urgent threat to
innocent donors and may create a chilling effect on giving.” ---More...