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-- Illinois Department of Commerce & Community Affairs (IDCCA); and
-- Office of the Attorney General of the State of Illinois.
Courtesy of then CEO Arne Duncan, Chicago Public Schools also contributed generously, besides other corporations and private donors.
Douglas R. Browne was on SALF's board of directors, identified as organization treasurer from January 1, 2004 - September 17, 2009. In fact, he was CDC Deputy Director during at least part of the time when the agency provided $3,335,578 to SALF. Where'd it go and why did SALF pay him $40,000 when he already worked for CDC? Clearly, it suggests impropriety.
SALF also claimed to operate a multi-state National Guard training program, listing 29 states in its 2008 annual report. However, a May 6, 2009 Office of the Chief Counsel, National Guard Bureau letter said:
A "search for responsive documents by knowledgeable staff....failed to locate any records that would" verify such a program.
As a result, no definitive accounting explains where millions of dollars went. Though innocent, Annabel Melongo is in jail, facing criminal prosecution unjustifiably.
Meanwhile, Carol Spizzirri began lobbying Illinois state legislators for a new venture against online stalking, claiming SALF was victimized by "tortious interference." Legally, it's defined as wrongfully interfering or "intentionally intermeddling with the business affairs of others" with intent to commit harm.
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