LA billionaire's philanthropy funnels back into his own business

Apr. 11, 2017

Patrick Soon-Shiong is the LA billionaire who tried to wrestle control of the LA Times. Now a new report highlights how his charitable giving is actually benefitting his own business holdings.

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Darius Tahir - Politico - @dariustahir

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Madeleine Brand

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Sarah Sweeney, Anna Scott, Jolie Myers, Christian Bordal, Amy Ta, Michell Eloy

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