A Stitch in Haste

Ahem:

Boy Scout volunteer Tom Willis knew something was wrong when he saw that 20 youngsters on the list for a scouting program all had the same last name: Doe.

Willis said it appeared someone was listing fake members to boost enrollment, perhaps to bring in more funding from agencies like the United Way or to make paid Boy Scout recruiters look better.

"It was just so blatant. They didn't even try to make up names," said Willis, a dentist from Decatur and a former Eagle Scout who serves on the board of the Greater Alabama Boy Scout Council, which runs scouting programs in northeastern Alabama.

Now the FBI is investigating whether the council padded its membership rolls. It is just the latest investigation around the country into whether the Boy Scouts have inflated their numbers.
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Suspicions have led to investigations elsewhere. In Texas, a Scout group removed thousands of names from its membership rolls and a federal grand jury two years ago looked into the matter. No charges were filed.

In Atlanta, independent auditors are investigating claims the metropolitan area's Boy Scouts inflated black membership numbers to 20,000 to gain more donations. A civil rights leader contends there are no more than 500 blacks actively involved.

To review:

On my honor I will do my best
To do my duty to God and my country
and to obey the Scout Law;
To help other people at all times;
To keep myself physically strong,
mentally awake, and morally straight.

Not my area of expertise, but might the Boy Scouts have committed RICO violations? Maybe some asset forfeitures are in order?

As the Scouts are also fond of saying: "Be prepared..."

Keep in mind also that this occurred in Alabama, home of (ex) Judge Roy "Ten Commandments" Moore, same-sex marriage bans, sex toy bans and other fine upstanding examples of fine upstanding folk doing fine upstanding things...like committing fraud against charitable organizations.

The view is so breathtaking up here on the Moral High Ground.

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