Judge halts collections by NYC homeless charity
Photo credit: AP | In a lawsuit filed last month, Andrew Cuomo’s office says most of the money the charity, United Homeless Organization, collects winds up in the pockets of its workers and founders. (file photo, Dec. 12, 2009)
A judge has ordered a homeless charity to stop collecting money on the streets of New York City after the organization was accused of fraud.
The court order was issued Tuesday in state Supreme Court. It bars the United Homeless Organization from soliciting donations until at least January. The judge also froze the group’s assets.
The action comes after Attorney General Andrew Cuomo...
