Summary
Russell investigates the allegations against the Atlanta-area Boy Scouts that lied about the number of African-American scouts on its rosters. An internal Scout audit confirmed his findings of padded membership rolls and traced excess registration fees that totaled more than $250,000 sent to Boy Scouts of America headquarters. The Atlanta-area executive director has resigned and United Way has frozen $80,000-a-month funding until accurate numbers can be determined.
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Ghost Scouts
The first rule of the Boy Scout law is being trustworthy. It means, simply, always telling the truth.
So, when a source pitched a story to the WAGA investigative team that the Atlanta-area Boy Scouts were lying about the number of African-American scouts on its rosters, we were hooked.My executive producer, Michael Carlin, and I have worked together for 20 years. When we read a letter outlining the allegations we agreed it had the ring of truth...See the full content of this document
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