Although a lot of the comments so far refer to charitable fundraising, this story is about political fundraising, often confusingly similar to charities; e.g.,

Although a lot of the comments so far refer to charitable fundraising, this story is about political fundraising, often confusingly similar to charities; e.g., the American Breast Cancer Coalition. The kicker is that some of the parties involved have previously been "banned from all charitable fundraising for life."