PERVERTED PAYDAY
Let me start by saying I have a few issues with perverted justice. Past blogs I have written have praised them for the job their doing. Yes, thanks for helping clean the ‘baddies’ off the Net… But I have also heard rumors of questionable practices and entrapment.
Google it.
All that aside, this REALLY pisses me off. This is old news, but just came across my desk… Read this: PERVERTED PAYDAY
According to documents Xavier Von Erck, the founder of online vigilante group Perverted Justice, has filed with the IRS, he is seeking tax-exempt status for the organization. You may say, fine – so be it. But when you learn that Von Erck himself pulls down a cool $120,000 per year – well, when was the last time any member/employees of any level of any non-profit group pulled in THAT much.
It doesn’t stop there, he also expects to be paid a total of nearly $2 million by NBC through next year in “consulting fees” for Perverted Justice’s role in setting up stings of functionally retarded creeps for Dateline’s “To Catch a Predator” series. In fact, NBC paid Perverted Justice $802,520 last year for the seven stings it conducted, roughly $115,000 per sting.
There’s more in the article, but the bottom line is they make a lot of money by performing what is an obvious payable service. Why are they applying for tax exemption? Something is fishy here…
November 26th, 2007 at 5:12 PM
No not fishy at all in my opinion and let me explain. For one let’s face it every one works in there rational self interest-and yes this means even the person working down at the soup kitchen, they are working to feel better by helping others-it is not only money but also feelings that people are working for. Every body does it and they always will it is human nature, are you going to call some one fishy for following human nature?
November 27th, 2007 at 8:45 AM
I meant “fishy” sarcastically… It’s pretty obvious what is happening here and it’s ridiculous. There is NO WAY they should be able to qualify as a tax exempt organization (aka non-profit). They are working FOR profit — and making plenty of it!!!