<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by LJones:
I work for a small non-profit organization. An authorized part of my job, requires that I maintain the organizational checking account and pay accounts receivable. It has come to my attention during the last few months that the CEO and CFO are using the company credit card for personal expenses without reimbursing the company. I'm talking about airline tickets for girlfriends, purchase of clothing and art work, etc. The CFO also turns in expense reports for mileage, however he gets a car allowance monthly and he charges all gasoline products on the company card. The governing executive board of this organization is clueless about this behavior. There is also no auditing committee on the board. I am afraid that I may have some liability to the board because I have not brought these misuses of company funds to anyones attention. I also do not know if anyone on the board is realible. Sounds paranoid huh? Any advice would be greatly received and considered. Thanks<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
My response:
How long has this been going on? You're in a "Catch-22" situation because if you confront them yourself, you get fired. If you go to the Board, it get's back to them and you're fired. You may be liable as an "accessory after the fact" because what you are talking about are crimes. You should consider going to your local District Attorney's office, under the "Whistleblower Statutes" of your States' Labor Code, and let the D.A. conduct an anonymous investigation. However, later on, your name might come up if an indictment is made. Be aware, even if you do file a complaint, DO NOT take any documents to the D.A. because that would be considered theft. Merely, inform the D.A. of what's going on, and point the D.A. in the proper direction to where the information can be located for their investigation.
After you make your complaint, to the D.A.'s office, you may want to consider looking for a new job.
IAAL
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