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Charity at center of fitness gear furor loses solicitation license in Utah

Published in Obesity and Diabetes Week, July 5th, 2004

A Utah charity whose fired president is accused of cheating hundreds of public schools across the country on fitness gear lost its state license to solicit donations June 14, 2004.

The revocation was the latest blow dealt to the embattled National School Fitness Foundation, which has been trying to save its image after accusations that its former leader bilked the schools in a pyramid scheme.

"It's fairly safe to say we would have great difficulty (restoring the license) given what we're finding out," state Division of Consumer Protection director Francine A. Giani said.

Charity president Cameron J. Lewis, fired late last month,...

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