Oklahoma law enforcement charities pay thousands to telemarketers

Oklahoma law enforcement charities pay 80 percent of their donations for fundraising – mostly to telemarketers, an investigation by has found.

BY MICHAEL BAKER | Published: May 31, 2010

Oklahoma law enforcement charities pay nearly 80 cents of every donated dollar for fundraising – mostly to telemarketers, an investigation by The Oklahoman has found.

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Watchdog groups say charities should spend no more than 35 percent of contributions on fundraising, but law enforcement charities seem to run into problems meeting this standard.

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