US EditionAudit Accuses James O’Keefe of Improper Spending
- A financial audit of Project Veritas reveals that founder James O'Keefe spent donors' money on lavish expenses, including a $12,000 private helicopter flight and luxury black-car trips. O'Keefe justified these expenses by using meetings with minor donors as a pretext to visit his girlfriend, a reality show star. The audit also found other instances of extravagant spending, such as expensive bottles of tequila and DJ equipment for O'Keefe's personal use.
- O'Keefe's misuse of donor funds was a significant factor in his removal as the leader of Project Veritas earlier this year. The audit highlights the inappropriateness of O'Keefe's expensive lifestyle, especially since the organization relies on donations from individuals with limited means, like Social Security checks.
- The audit also reveals that O'Keefe prioritized his personal interests over the well-being of his employees. During Hurricane Ida, he left Project Veritas employees behind and instructed them to prioritize his own evacuation for a theater performance in Virginia. This behavior led to one employee being endangered by floodwaters.
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James O’Keefe Spent Project Veritas Money on DJ Equipment and Booze for Girlfriend: Audit
James O’Keefe, the right-wing personality who made a name for himself by going undercover in an effort to dig up dirt on progressive organizations, has been using his former activist group’s funds for personal purchases, including luxury helicopter travel, DJ equipment, and liquor, an internal audit found. O’Keefe, who founded the Project Veritas in 2011, is being accused of improper behavior in addition to inappropriately spending donor fund…
Audit Accuses James O’Keefe of Improper Spending
The full extent of Project Veritas founder James O’Keefe’s lavish, donor-funded lifestyle was detailed in an internal audit obtained by the Washington Post. “There was $208,980 worth of luxury black-car travel over a two-year period. There was a $600 haul of bottled water during one hotel stay in San Antonio. There was even a $2,500 set of DJ equipment; O’Keefe dreamed of playing a set at Coachella… and was irritated when his staff couldn’t get …
Project Veritas Has James O’Keefe’s Receipts on Bad Spending
Project Veritas Has James O’Keefe’s Receipts on Bad Spending. The Washington Post reports an internal audit that showed the ousted Project Veritas founder under criminal investigation spent $600 on water in one hotel stay.
James O'Keefe blew Project Veritas donors' cash on private helicopter flights and other luxuries: audit
The results of a financial audit of right-wing nonprofit organization Project Veritas allege that founder James O'Keefe spent donors' cash lavishly on expenses including a $12,000 private helicopter flight and hundreds of thousands of dollars' worth of luxury black-car trips.The Washington Post, which obtained a copy of the audit, reports that O'Keefe's big-ticket spending of donors' money was a key factor that led to his ouster as leader earlie…
Project Veritas audit accuses 'untouchable' founder of improper spending
In August 2022, James O'Keefe needed to get to Maine for a sailing trip. Rather than take a commercial flight for roughly $200, the conservative undercover-video activist directed his employees to book a $12,000 helicopter flight direct from New York…
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