Web of Berman Front Groups Subject of IRS Complaint
"According to Wayne Pacelle, HSUS' executive director, some of the more than 7,000 supporting documents submitted with the IRS complaint "detail . . . how Berman’s syndicate of phony tax-exempt front groups, all of which are registered charities under section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Service code, operate essentially as a scheme to defraud the U.S. Treasury and taxpayers of tens of millions of dollars." Among the documents is allegedly a contract between one of the non-profits and Berman & Co., which Berman himself signed twice -- both on behalf of his front group and on behalf of his PR firm."
