"Feed the Children" Charity Under Fire

Baack · Feb 19, 2010

(CBS) "Feed the Children" is perhaps best known by its infomercials featuring founder, the Reverend Larry Jones.

"For only $8 a month, you can help feed a child. Would you go to your phone," Jones said in a commercial.

After the Haiti earthquake, the charity sprang into action. The Oklahoma City headquarters buzzed with activity, as donors sent in a million dollars in cash.

"Right now, we need your help like never before to get urgently needed relief to Haiti," the commercial said.

CBS News investigative correspondent Sharyl Attkisson reports most donors have no idea about the nasty family feud that's tearing apart the billion-dollar a year charity.

On one side: founder Larry Jones. On the other: his daughter Larri Sue, and the charity's Board of Directors. It came to a head more than a year ago when each side accused the other of the worst sort of financial improprieties.

In a lawsuit, Larry Jones accuses the Board of serious financial neglect, claims his daughter misused charity funds including living in a $1.2 million dollar Los Angeles home on the charity's dime, and that she engaged in illegal schemes to cover up unpaid taxes
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Big Don · Feb 20, 2010

Thanks for posting that Baack. I've had misgivings about this outfit for years. Just call it a "gut feeling."

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