AG Ellison: Ethics professor raised $200K for Philando Castile, only paid out $80K
The fundraising campaign was designed to pay off school lunch debt at St. Paul Schools.
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A college professor who set up a hugely successful fundraising campaign to pay off St. Paul Schools student lunch debt following the fatal police shooting of Philando Castile has been accused of paying out less than half the amount raised.
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison on Thursday announced his office is pursuing enforcement action against Pamela Fergus, who introduced a fundraising effort to her diversity and ethics class at Metropolitan State University in 2017, setting an initial goal of $5,000 for the "Philando Feeds The Children" project.