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pnwmom

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Wed Nov 26, 2014, 01:31 AM Nov 2014

Proof of prosecutor McCullough's conflict of interest in the Michael Brown case. [View all]

He is the President of the Board of Directors of Backstoppers, Inc, an organization that raises money for causes related to the police. Specifically, Backstoppers benefited financially from T-shirts sold to raise money for the defense of Darren Wilson.

Update: Backstoppers claims that they are not benefiting from the money and have nothing to do with the fundraiser being done in their name. So why is the site still online, falsely claiming that the funds raised will go to Backstoppers? Why isn't McCullough prosecuting whoever is selling the shirts for fraud? It's not legal to raise money for a charity and not give it to the charity.

Another woman who was indicted in August for the crime of theft from Backstoppers faces a sentence of 45 years.

(By the way, the prosecutor's personal background is that his father was a police officer who was killed by a black man.)

http://www.backstoppers.org/board.html

BackStoppers Officers & Directors for 2014
OFFICERS

President
Mr. Robert P. McCulloch
Prosecuting Attorney, St. Louis County, Missouri

http://teespring.com/supportdwilson2014

"I SUPPORT OFFICER D. WILSON" is an officer inspired design to show support for officer Darren Wilson of the Ferguson Police Department in Missouri. Donations from purchases will be divided between a fund set up for Officer Wilson at www.gofundme.com/supportofficerwilson as well as The BackStoppers Inc. organization which can be visited at www.backstoppers.org for more information. Thank you for your support and thank you to all police officers out there serving and protecting!

http://www.bnd.com/2014/08/07/3337962/belleville-woman-charged-with.html

A Belleville woman faces up to 45 years in prison on charges she stole money from the charities BackStoppers Inc. and the U.S. Marshals Survivors Benefit Fund.

A federal grand jury inducted Pamela Denise Robtoy, 53, on Wednesday of mail fraud, wire fraud and making a false statement to federal agents conducting a criminal investigation, according to U.S. Attorney Stephen Wigginton.

"All theft from charities is intolerable," Wigginton said in a news release. "Theft by any person from charities striving to honor a first responder who lost his life protecting the public is simply disgusting and abhorrent."

The indictment did not list the total amount stolen. Robtoy is believed to have used the money for personal expenses, such as shopping at The Limited and Ann Taylor, according to court documents.

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