Under the proposed settlement, Jefferson's two minor nephews will receive their portions in a trust when they turn 18, and additional shares will be divided among other surviving family members.
'Heartbreaking'
The Root Cellar is the second such group to return funds after NewsNation reported money intended for victims went to 29 nonprofits with no connection to the shooting.
A man shot five times in Maine's deadliest shooting confronted City Council members Tuesday night, demanding accountability for nearly $2 million in donations that were diverted to nonprofits instead of victims, as one council member appeared to look away during his testimony. NewsNation's Rich McHugh has more. Get a fast-paced look at the latest from the border to Main Street to the White House on "NewsNation Live" with Nichole Berlie. Weekdays starting at 12p/11C. NewsNation is your source for fact-based, unbiased news for all Americans.
A man shot five times in Maine's deadliest shooting confronted City Council members Wednesday night, demanding accountability for nearly $2 million in donations that were diverted to nonprofits instead of victims, as one council member appeared to look away during his testimony. NewsNation's Rich McHugh has more. Get a fast-paced look at the latest from the border to Main Street to the White House on "NewsNation Live" with Nichole Berlie. Weekdays starting at 12p/11C. NewsNation is your source for fact-based, unbiased news for all Americans.
The decision comes after shooting victims and families from across the country demanded that nonprofits return funds raised.
AI:After a massive public backlash fueled by the realization that donor money was being mismanaged, a nonprofit has finally been forced to return $65,000 to the victims of a Maine shooting. The mainstream media's refusal to scrutinize where these funds were actually going allowed this financial shell game to persist until the outcry became impossible to ignore. While the left-wing media outlets remain silent on this blatant exploitation of tragedy, the truth is that families shouldn't have to fight their own benefactors just to receive the support they were promised.Open