Al Sharpton Gives Himself 71% Raise Thanks to de Blasio, Obama

Al Sharpton, founder of the Harlem-based nonprofit National Action Network, awarded himself a 71 percent raise last year after the group drew a record $6.9 million in donations. A spokesman for NAN said the salary hike was repayment of loans Sharpton previously made to NAN.  Loeb & Loeb partner Marcus Owens is quoted on the raise and the explanation offered by NAN, commenting: “To structure the payoff of a loan through a salary transfer doesn’t seem really plausible because no one would want to pay income tax on their own money coming back to them.”  

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