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Connections: The ethics and laws surrounding crowdfunding

A woman raises thousands of dollars crowdfunding, but it turns out, her story is a lie. We talk about the ethics of crowdfunding and what the law says about honesty and dishonesty. In studio:

  • Scott Malouf, attorney whose practice is focused on the intersection of social media and the law
  • Lawrence Torcello, associate professor in the Department of Philosophy at RIT

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Evan Dawson is the host of "Connections with Evan Dawson." He joined WXXI in January 2014 after working at 13WHAM-TV, where he served as morning news anchor. He was hired as a reporter for 13WHAM-TV in 2003 before being promoted to anchor in 2007.
Megan Mack is the executive producer of "Connections with Evan Dawson" and live/televised engagement programming.
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