[Pflienews] PharmFacts E-News Update: PP embroiled in fraud investigation

Mon Mar 10 06:35:09 MDT 2008

*PharmFacts E-News Update -- 10 Mar 2008 AD

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Planned Parenthood Accused of 'Extensive, Organized Fraud'
Operation Rescue renews its call for a federal investigation and halt to 
all federal funding in light of revelations that Planned Parenthood 
illegally bilked taxpayers out of $180 million

LOS ANGELES, March 10 /Christian Newswire/ -- A story published online 
Saturday by the California Catholic Daily 
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reveals that a former Planned Parenthood employee secretly filed a 
Federal lawsuit against the abortion giant alleging that "affiliates 
knowingly engaged in a criminal plot to fleece state and federal 
taxpayers out of more than $180 million over the course of at least six 
years."

The suit was filed in 2005, but details only recently became public. In 
the suit, Victor Gonzalez, who served as Vice President for finance and 
administration for the Los Angeles affiliate of Planned Parenthood, 
claims that when he attempted to bring illegalities he discovered to his 
superiors, he was fired from his job.

"In light of this new revelation that Planned Parenthood could be 
committing financial fraud that has cost taxpayers over $180 million, 
Operation Rescue renews its call for a federal investigation and a halt 
to funding of Planned Parenthood affiliates across the nation," said 
Operation Rescue President Troy Newman.

"In order to receive federal tax dollars, groups must comply with all 
state and federal laws. That appears not to be the case in California 
and in other states, such as Kansas," said Newman. "We have again 
contacted elected representatives in California and Kansas, asking for 
their attention to this urgent matter."

Operation Rescue previously called for investigations and a halt to 
funding when Planned Parenthood of Kansas and Mid-Missouri was charged 
with 107 criminal counts of illegal abortions and making false reports 
to the state. Twenty-three of those charges are felonies. That case is 
progressing.

"There are increasing reports of alleged illegalities at Planned 
Parenthood organizations that are surfacing across the nation," said 
Newman. "Where there's smoke, there's fire. There are far too many 
credible allegations to dismiss them as rumor. When Planned Parenthood 
Vice Presidents start blowing the whistle, it's time to listen and take 
action."

Read full story: "Extensive, organized fraud" from California Catholic 
Daily 
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Read previous story about OR's efforts to stop PP funding 
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/About Operation Rescue
Operation Rescue is one of the leading pro-life Christian activist 
organizations in the nation. Operation Rescue recently made headlines 
when it bought and closed an abortion clinic in Wichita, Kansas and has 
become the voice of the pro-life activist movement in America. Its 
activities are on the cutting edge of the abortion issue, taking direct 
action to restore legal personhood to the pre-born and stop abortion in 
obedience to biblical mandates. /

Christian Newswire 
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	To: National Desk

Contact: Troy Newman, President, 316-841-1700;

Cheryl Sullenger, Senior Policy Advisor, 316-516-3034;

both with Operation Rescue, info at operationrescue.org

# Operation Rescue 
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