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Cancer Fund Case (brought by all State AGs)
FTC and the 50 United States of America and D.C. vs. Cancer Fund of America, Inc.
In the "Cancer Fund" case, all 50 state AGs, plus the District of Columbia and the FTC, sued a well- known fundraising group for fraud (the first time in AG history for any topic, it is believed, where all were in agreement and joined). The simple naming in the complaint of the plaintiff states and the counts on which they join is a literal primer on jurisdiction across the states in this arena. The brief is long, but pages 81-95 is especially important reading. Fundraising is a key sector in which AGs look for fraud, so all states engage in that oversight to some degree.
https://www.ftc.gov/system/files/documents/cases/150519cancerfundcmpt.pdf
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