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Cuomo flooded with immigrants' calls about foundation
Quick ReadTwo well-known Manhattan nonprofit foundations were shut down and under investigation for allegedly scamming immigrants with false services.
Photo credit: Howard Schnapp | Over 50,000 people across the metropolitan area have been affected by scam. (May 22, 2009)
There was a flood of calls into New York State General Andrew Cuomo's office Friday, all immigrants who paid thousands of dollars to two well-known Manhattan nonprofit foundations shut down and under investigation for allegedly scamming immigrants with false services.
Among the callers was Carlos, 46, of Huntington. Carlos, who did not reveal his last name because he is undocumented, paid...
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