Comments on: In Las Vegas, reopenings include pitch by faux autism charity https://newtolasvegas.com/2020/06/04/in-las-vegas-reopenings-include-pitch-by-faux-autism-charity/ Occasional reported observations, musings and commentary from William P. Barrett, a well-traveled journalistic newcomer Sat, 04 Feb 2023 00:45:03 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Bill https://newtolasvegas.com/2020/06/04/in-las-vegas-reopenings-include-pitch-by-faux-autism-charity/#comment-44466 Sat, 04 Feb 2023 00:45:03 +0000 http://newtolasvegas.com/?p=2865#comment-44466 The autistic children PAC called me today. As best I can tell, the Orland Park address is just a virtual office. Downloadable filings for the American Alliance for Disabled Children PAC are here:
https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00710160/?tab=filings
I haven’t gone through all the filings but see money going to fundraising and associated expenses but nowhere else. The big payouts are almost certainly to the companies that actually called me. The PAC is run by Michael Slutsky and I’m currently trying to find out who & where he is. The bank listed in the filings is in Schererville, IN. A search for “michael slutsky schererville indiana” gave several autism related hits. This might be him:
https://www.truepeoplesearch.com/find/person/pxn66u24949609424rrun
The 877-806-0635 number listed there is associated with autism related activities so that must be him. It seems strange for the PAC to have an address in IL while the person who runs it is in IN. I like to find the person behind such “charities” and if they keep calling, donate using his name, phone #, and address.

]]> By: Liz https://newtolasvegas.com/2020/06/04/in-las-vegas-reopenings-include-pitch-by-faux-autism-charity/#comment-13497 Thu, 22 Apr 2021 04:54:36 +0000 http://newtolasvegas.com/?p=2865#comment-13497 Well, I sent back the pledge to American Coalition for autistic children explaining that I did not believe they were reputable and attached a copy of this webpage + comments. I had to add extra postage it was so thick. I also got another call from them,not sure if it was the same number they called me from originally, but this time nomorobo flagged it as a robocall and blocked it. The number was 5624863593. So that’s good news. Or maybe my robocall just wasn’t working when they called the first time. I’m actually trying to find out from nomorobo because at this time you can’t access your blocked call history. I actually have a couple of things that block calls for me, my personal phone allows me to block 30 numbers, Spectrum also blocks some calls and then I have nomorobo which is free for VOIP landlines. My cell has hiya which only sends me warnings about suspicious callers (I’d have to pay to actually get them auto blocked, but after the call I can block and report them – this is also free. It’s amazing how many calls I never get. It does take a bit of housekeeping, but I’d rather do that than answer the phone.

]]> By: William P. Barrett https://newtolasvegas.com/2020/06/04/in-las-vegas-reopenings-include-pitch-by-faux-autism-charity/#comment-13409 Fri, 16 Apr 2021 22:57:48 +0000 http://newtolasvegas.com/?p=2865#comment-13409 In reply to E L.

If you get called again, ask them to send you proof of your “pledge.”

]]> By: William P. Barrett https://newtolasvegas.com/2020/06/04/in-las-vegas-reopenings-include-pitch-by-faux-autism-charity/#comment-13408 Fri, 16 Apr 2021 22:21:06 +0000 http://newtolasvegas.com/?p=2865#comment-13408 In reply to Ashley.

Ashley, if you’re talking to a computer, there isn’t much you can do to waste time or money. But if you’re talking to a real person, you can just keep asking questions about anything that pops into your mind–what is autism, is it a virus, is it connected with Covid, do you (the person that you’re chatting up) have autism, what has the organization accomplished with past donations, what is Orland Park like, etc. Sooner or later, the other end will hang up.

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