Wed May 31, 2023 – 5:19 pm EDT
(LifeSiteNews) — Undercover news outfit Project Veritas filed a lawsuit against founder James O’Keefe alleging the conservative journalist engaged in financial misconduct and unprofessional behavior.
The news comes four months after O’Keefe’s public split with the nonprofit he founded in 2010. While O’Keefe says he was pushed out of his role by the Board of Directors, the nonprofit said his separation was a temporary suspension following tensions regarding his alleged “financial malfeasance.”
The 70-page lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court of the Southern District of New York echoes the initial claims from Project Veritas, accusing O’Keefe misuse of donor funds, unprofessional conduct toward employees, and breach of contract, among other allegations.
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“Being known as the founder of an organization does not entitle that person to run amok and put his own interests ahead of that organization,” the lawsuit states.
According to the filing, O’Keefe was suspended in February after the Project Veritas Board of Directors “became aware of serious allegations by Project Veritas employees about incredibly troubling workplace and financial misconduct by O’Keefe.”
Such allegations include failure to treat
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