Richard Zeitlin, a telemarketing kingpin who kept 80 percent of the donations raised for charities, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud in September. United States Politics and Government, Philanthropy, Telemarketing, Frauds and Swindling, Federal Trade Commission, Richard Zeitlin, Campaign Finance, Political Action Committees Richard Zeitlin, a telemarketing kingpin who kept 80 percent of the donations raised for charities, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud in September. NYT > Business