Red Cross: How We Spent Sandy Funds Is 'Trade Secret'

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Talking Points Memo:

Justin Elliott, ProPublica – June 26, 2014, 4:16 PM EDT


Just how badly does the American Red Cross want to keep secret how it raised and spent over $300 million after Hurricane Sandy?


The charity has hired a fancy law firm to fight a public request we filed with New York state, arguing that information about its Sandy activities is a "trade secret."

The Red Cross' "trade secret" argument has persuaded the state to redact some material, though it's not clear yet how much since the documents haven't yet been released.

As we've reported, the Red Cross releases few details about how it spends money after big disasters. That makes it difficult to figure out whether donor dollars are well spent

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In my opinion, this defines exactly who the Red Cross is. It does not want to disclose how the money is spent, don't ever give any money to the Red Cross. And that is not a "trade secret"