July 26, 2001

Senator Seeks Review to Find Out Whether Charities 'Defraud Taxpayers'

By HARVY LIPMAN

By HARVY LIPMAN

The investigative arm of Congress is examining how charities spend and raise funds, along with how good a job the Internal Revenue Service does monitoring those activities. The General Accounting Office began its inquiry this month at the request of Sen. Charles E. Grassley, an Iowa Republican and the ranking minority member of the Senate Finance Committee. It expects to complete its report by the spring.

In his letter to the accounting office

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