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Wiki's Wales Accused of Inappropriate Spending

Claims he abused his foundation's trust

By Nick McMaster, Newser Staff

Posted Mar 5, 2008 10:47 PM CST

(Newser) – Jimmy Wales has been hit with allegations that he abused his position as founder of Wikipedia, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. A former Wikipedia employee, Danny Wool, has claimed on his blog that Wales used his Wikimedia Foundation credit card for personal expenses. Meanwhile, a... Read full story »

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