Cancer Nonprofit Investigated by Tennessee Secretary of State’s Office

The Tennessee secretary of state’s office is investigating a cancer nonprofit with family ties to four other charities that were sued in May by the federal government on allegations they bilked donors of $187 million, according to a person familiar with the matter.

The group being investigated, the American Association for Cancer Support Inc., of Knoxville, Tenn., is headed by Jula Connatser, wife of Lance Connatser, the former stepson of James Reynolds Sr.