Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown and Secretary of State Susan C. Lee announced settlements that will permanently shut down two nonprofits, Maryland Youth Club of America and Virginia Youth Club of America, and ban their founder and leadership from operating or soliciting for charities in Maryland.
The action follows a joint investigation with authorities in Washington, DC and Virginia, which found the organizations recruited school aged children to sell candy door to door while falsely claiming the proceeds would support scholarships and programs for at risk youth. “These adults exploited children twice, first by sending them door to door as salespeople, then by misusing the money donors thought would help at risk youth,” Brown said…