re: Selling candy for charity and not actually donating the money

I will also add, that the level at which it is prosecutable as a felony varies by jurisdiction, but it is frequently as low as $500.

For something viewed as distasteful as stealing from charities or committing fraud in the name of one, it's pretty easy to get local authorities in small jurisdictions to prosecute, even on seemingly small amounts.

Doubt it. This guy is so frugal he once bought a bottle of wood glue to fix something and returned it after using it.

Holy shite, this guy is a financial genius. Is there anything else he does that you could clue us in on?

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What charity does he state it is for?

If it is himself, it is probably pretty good margins.

If it is a real charity, drop them a tip and they'll most likely handle it.

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I don't know, but I'm sure I could find out.

It sounds like he is working the common 501C3 angle. Many "legitimate" charities eat up 95% of the take on meetings, salaries, and expenses.

Check out what happened to all of the money collected for Haiti after the big earthquake. The rappers collected millions and have yet to give them a nickel.

The Red Cross collected mountains of money earmarked for Haiti and apparently only bought some blue tarps.

You ought to be fine with your little scam as long as you do all the paperwork right.

I remember back in school there'd always be that one kid who succumbed to temptation and ate all the candy bars instead of selling them and had to deal with the principal. That was awesome.

Many if not most of the checkout counter candy sales and donation jars are scams, with little or none of the money going to any charity. There have been news pieces on this before. LINK

Another one:

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Those innocent-looking dropboxes that offer you candy in exchange for a donation to help a missing child or pet are really a ploy to part you from your money, according to NBC10's Harry Hairston.

Hairston and a producer brought a hidden camera along to meet Tom Holly, a South Carolina connect who works with a company alleged to be at the heart of the scam, Advanced Business Concepts. All it took was a phone call to ABC to put Hairston in touch with the guy who's "making good money" off people's kindness.

"I like money so it's not a bad a deal," Holly said, laughing. "I've got them in a shoe repair place, for example, and in a jewelry store."

While the stores are too happy to display the boxes, Holly's thrilled to make off with every cent inside. "We get all the money," he said.

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LINK

Some outfits send kids around door to door selling for "school" or other alleged charity, but it's a complete fraud.