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It may be appropriate to point out that TarValon.Net, Inc., is not technically a "charitable organization" in the eyes of the law. We're registered as a social club.
It may be appropriate to point out that TarValon.Net, Inc., is not technically a "charitable organization" in the eyes of the law. We're registered as a social club.
I have to tap the brakes here a a bit.
Let me clarify that we do not, today, have any evidence that Riley stole funds allocated for transfer to charitable entities.
As the wise Frenchman Jean-Luc Picard will say 350 years from now, "If we're going to be damned, let's be damned for what we really are."
True. I have no idea what qualifies as "charity" or "non-profit" under US law. What I wanted to express was that I see it as especially bad to steal from a not-for-profit organisation that in addition to being a generally caring and compassionate community also does some charity work. That is, he didn't steal money from some greedy evil corporation, which would still have been bad, just that I see stealing from something like TarValon.net as especially immoral. A bit like some sort of anti-Robin Hood behaviour, if you will.
I have to tap the brakes here a a bit.
Let me clarify that we do not, today, have any evidence that Riley stole funds allocated for transfer to charitable entities.
As the wise Frenchman Jean-Luc Picard will say 350 years from now, "If we're going to be damned, let's be damned for what we really are."
The fact that you are quoting Picard give your three gold stars from me Hammar. :fistbump
To clarify - we are a non-profit. We are not a charity. Those are two different distinctions.
Maybe I'm too compassionate on that, and I know it's a serious crime (especially knowing what an incredibly large sum it was), but it's not like he murdered or raped.
I think we send people to jail for far too little. No I didn't expand on all the reasons I would consider acceptable for jail time but no matter, I don't consider this one of them. I think there are other consequences that are more appropriate.You are basically setting up a logical argument here that anyone who has committed a crime but didn't murder or rape someone shouldn't have to go to jail as punishment. Think about that a bit.
I would also be interested in knowing exactly how far we can go to claim the money and if it's an achievable goal. According to what I've read, he's said he'll pay it back, but have we received a single cent from him as of yet? Or is that being held off as well until the investigation is concluded?