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Pie-Makers, Donors, Scammers Focus on Newtown

Even as Americans by the thousands are reaching out to help survivors of Newtown, Connecticut's, mass shooting, a few malefactors appear to be perpetrating scams to try to profit from it. Gestures of support include credit card donations to a special website created by the United Way of Western Connecticut, which went live Friday night. Since then, Executive Vice President Isabel Almeida tells ABC News, online contributions have totaled more than $1 million. The Newtown Savings Bank says it has...Full Story
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