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    Attorney General Kamala D. Harris Files Suit for $800,000 in Computer Kiosk Fraud Against African American Churches

    Posted on February 28, 2011
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    LOS ANGELES -- Attorney General Kamala D. Harris filed a lawsuit today seeking restitution and civil penalties totaling $803,100 in a scam that defrauded 33 African American churches in Southern California. Promoters promised that the leased computer kiosks would enhance the experience of parishioners, but the scheme ended up creating big debts for the churches.

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    Public Schools Tap Churches for Assistance

    When his budget for pencils, paper, and other essential supplies was cut by a third this school year, the principal of Combee Elementary School worried children would suffer. Then, a local church stepped in and "adopted"…

    June 16, 2010
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    Some Harlem Churches in Fight for Survival

    (NYTimes) All Souls’ Church, on St. Nicholas Avenue, and any number of the traditional neighborhood churches in Harlem that had for generations boasted strong memberships — built on and sustained by familial loyalty…

    May 25, 2010