Jill Kelley's Bogus Charity, Jill Kelley's bogus charity and her demands for diplomatic protection are two of the latest developments in the Petraeus scandal. The socialite ran a charity called the Doctor Kelley Cancer Foundation.
Its purpose, according to tax forms, was to " ... be operated exclusively to conduct cancer research and to grant wishes to terminally ill adult cancer patients," according to The Huffington Post. The charity was named for her husband Scott Kelley, a surgeon.
However, instead of spending funds on research and fulfilling dying wishes, it seems that Jill Kelley's bogus charity was using money to throw lavish parties, provide entertainment and fund travel in addition to paying legal fees.
The charity both began and ended in 2007. Started with $157,284 in seed money from undisclosed sources, it ended later the same year with precisely $157,284 in expenses. The charity went bankrupt within a year.
Jill Kelley's bogus charity isn't the only new information to surface about one of the figures in the Petraeus scandal. Kelley is also making headlines thanks to her reaction to having reporters on her property in search of the next big scoop.
Phoning 911 about the reporters, Kelley said, "I'm the honorary consul general so they should not be on my property. I don't know if you want to get diplomatic protection involved as well," reported CBS News. However, Jill Kelley was never an official U.S. ambassador. "She does not work for the State Department and has no formal affiliation with the State Department," a State Department spokesman said in regards to her desire for diplomatic protection.
Its purpose, according to tax forms, was to " ... be operated exclusively to conduct cancer research and to grant wishes to terminally ill adult cancer patients," according to The Huffington Post. The charity was named for her husband Scott Kelley, a surgeon.
The charity both began and ended in 2007. Started with $157,284 in seed money from undisclosed sources, it ended later the same year with precisely $157,284 in expenses. The charity went bankrupt within a year.
Jill Kelley's bogus charity isn't the only new information to surface about one of the figures in the Petraeus scandal. Kelley is also making headlines thanks to her reaction to having reporters on her property in search of the next big scoop.
Phoning 911 about the reporters, Kelley said, "I'm the honorary consul general so they should not be on my property. I don't know if you want to get diplomatic protection involved as well," reported CBS News. However, Jill Kelley was never an official U.S. ambassador. "She does not work for the State Department and has no formal affiliation with the State Department," a State Department spokesman said in regards to her desire for diplomatic protection.
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