New York Homeless Organization Caught in a Fraud Scandal

The United Homeless Organization in New York City has been called a scam because although it takes donations it does not operate any services to the homeless community.  The operation works like this:

1. The orgainizaiton owns hundreds of plastic jugs and tables that they loan to people - sometimes homeless and sometimes not.
2. Renters stand on the streets of New York  solicitating donations during the day.
3. At the end of the day the renters give back the tables and jugs along with their $15 rental fee.

The jug renters who solicit money during the day get to keep all the money that they recieve during the day minus the $15 that they owe the U.H.O. - Thats the service that the U.H.O. is providing.  If the renting soliciters collect more that $15 during the day they make a profit.  If they make less than $15 they owe the difference.
The U.H.O. is being called a scam becasue it cals its self a nonprofit organization yet it collects considerable amount of money.  I wish I could tell you how much but there are no financial records for this organization.  The founder and president, Stephen Riley and the director, Myra Walker have been pocketing revenue.  The U.H.O. has been making a couple donations: Unfortunately they have only been to the principals and workers, who "abuse the organization's tax-exempt status to line their own pockets."

The U.H.O. gives a fake legitimecy to panhandling.