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Tanuki

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13. Sadly, the foundation run by Terri Schiavo's family spends most of its donations on salaries
Wed Jan 1, 2014, 10:43 PM
Jan 2014

for the family members.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terri_Schiavo_case
..."In April 2010, Michael Schiavo charged that the Schindlers were improperly using Terri's name, as he held the rights to it, and that the family was using the foundation in order to make money. A Florida television station looked at the foundation's tax records and found that for 2008, it paid 64% of the $91,568 it raised in salaries to Terri's father, Robert Schindler, Sr., her sister, Suzanne Vitadamo, and her brother, Robert Schindler, Jr. Their attorney said the foundation does its work effectively and that the high percentage for salaries was due to the small amount of money the foundation raises. He also said that the Schindlers had the right to use Terri's name as she is a public figure.[6] The foundation had been fined $1,000 shortly before Schiavo's death for failing to file timely paperwork.[76] In September 2010, the Schindlers renamed the organization the "Terri Schiavo Life and Hope Network."

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All of this takes the attention away from the malpractice that killed this poor child. NYC_SKP Jan 2014 #1
I've read that the longer this goes on the harder it will be to perform a proper autopsy davidn3600 Jan 2014 #10
I thought they didn't do tonsillectomies anymore. TheMightyFavog Jan 2014 #18
This was for sleep apnea XemaSab Jan 2014 #19
The Schiavo family's getting involved? Hayabusa Jan 2014 #2
Will Shovelface Hannity organize a vigil this time? n/t TheCowsCameHome Jan 2014 #12
How much would it cost daily to keep this dead's body on life support? Orrex Jan 2014 #3
A lot of insurance companies stop paying once the person is declared dead. Barack_America Jan 2014 #16
Good info, and excellent points (nt) Orrex Jan 2014 #20
So let me see if I understand this? Liberal Veteran Jan 2014 #4
There's more holes LiberalElite Jan 2014 #7
Maybe George Bush rsmith6621 Jan 2014 #5
Its particularly getting ugly when LiberalElite Jan 2014 #6
Bunch of ghouls, the Schindler family. nt msanthrope Jan 2014 #8
Can Randall Terry be far behind?...nt SidDithers Jan 2014 #9
Call in Bill Frist. TheCowsCameHome Jan 2014 #11
Sadly, the foundation run by Terri Schiavo's family spends most of its donations on salaries Tanuki Jan 2014 #13
I don't understand why these Christian families fear death to this degree. Blue_In_AK Jan 2014 #14
One the great contradictions of a faith I gave up long ago. Liberal Veteran Jan 2014 #17
It is just hateful for the Schiavos to get involved and expoit this family. dflprincess Jan 2014 #15
I don't think anyone could have predicted this...nt Javaman Jan 2014 #21
Fucking ghouls. Iggo Jan 2014 #22
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