Chron Correction

On Monday afternoon, I actually heard back from one of the Chron editors that he was looking into Thom Marshall's article on the Valentine Foundation.

Gawd bless 'em, there is a correction in today's Chron:

A column in Friday's Chronicle by Thom Marshall urged readers to donate money to the Valentine Foundation. However, Dan Parsons, president of Houston's Better Business Bureau, said potential contributors should consider the background of Whitney Broach, president of the Valentine Foundation, before making contributions to her foundation. Broach was convicted by a federal court jury in New Orleans in 1994 on charges of mail fraud and money laundering. Broach, who operated the American Medical Weight Loss Clinics in the New Orleans area, was charged with filing fictitious claims with health insurance companies for treatments never performed at the clinics. The Chronicle regrets creating the impression of a full endorsement of the Valentine Foundation. "I was not aware, but should have been, that questions had been raised about the Valentine Foundation," Marshall said. "I apologize to readers of the Chronicle and my column."

I imagine many loyal Houston Press readers bombarded the Chron on this one, myself included. Kudos to Richard Connelly over at the Press for digging up the news in the first place.

[Posted at 10:45 CST on 06/12/02] [Link]