Give Till It Hurts

This entry in the Crime Does Not Pay series focuses on charity fraud. Two scam artists set themselves up as 'philanthropists' to help raise money for a local clinic, but the funds they raise never get to help the people who need it.

Cast

Janet Beecher

as Cathy Gaffney

Clay Clement

as Spencer Gaffney

Howard Hickman

as Dr. Douglas

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