A legal question - Non profit organizations

[cougar]

Recently I spent a few weeks at a small non-profit organization which is managing federal funds.

I was in charge of their bookkeeping and was put under pressure to make transactions that did not correspond to the generally acceptable accounting principles. In addition, there were clear indications of fund mismanagement, non-arms length transactions and possible fraud.

It has been difficult to find an organization to report my findings to, and provide the evidence I have.

Do you have any suggestions?

[Shwa]

Recently I spent a few weeks at a small non-profit organization which is managing federal funds.

I was in charge of their bookkeeping and was put under pressure to make transactions that did not correspond to the generally acceptable accounting principles. In addition, there were clear indications of fund mismanagement, non-arms length transactions and possible fraud.

It has been difficult to find an organization to report my findings to, and provide the evidence I have.

Do you have any suggestions?

The 'organization' you want is Crown Attorney. Fraud is illegal and so is cooking the books. If you DON'T report it and it gets out, you are on the hook.

And as you are telling the Crown Attorney, with your attorney in tow, you may wish to make your local MP aware of the situation and hand it off to them. Unless your MP is somehow involved...

[Shwa]

Let me add:

If the money is coming from a specific federal department, they sometimes have investigative units that might look into allegations in a quiet way. And, depending on how the business was registered - i.e. as a NFP under the province, you may want to check out that province's Attorney General's website for whistleblowing...

[guyser]

Recently I spent a few weeks at a small non-profit organization which is managing federal funds.

I was in charge of their bookkeeping and was put under pressure to make transactions that did not correspond to the generally acceptable accounting principles. In addition, there were clear indications of fund mismanagement, non-arms length transactions and possible fraud.

It has been difficult to find an organization to report my findings to, and provide the evidence I have.

Do you have any suggestions?

Contact CCRA as they hold the key to legally slam them or not. It is against federal regulations to operate as your are eluding.

Should be an easy sell if you have the goods.

[cougar]

Thank you guys!

I tried a few law firms for assistance, but got nowhere.

What I want to do is, first consult with a knowledgeable person on the situation and then trigger an investigation / financial audit based on the information that I have. If the auditors know what to look for it will be easy for them to get to the bottom of it!

Edited May 3, 2011 by cougar

[dre]

Recently I spent a few weeks at a small non-profit organization which is managing federal funds.

I was in charge of their bookkeeping and was put under pressure to make transactions that did not correspond to the generally acceptable accounting principles. In addition, there were clear indications of fund mismanagement, non-arms length transactions and possible fraud.

It has been difficult to find an organization to report my findings to, and provide the evidence I have.

Do you have any suggestions?

Well... you need some subject matter advice more than anything. Transactions that dont correspond to "generally acceptable accounting principles" might not be illegal. Same goes for "fund mismanagment"... and you dont seem sure about the fraud.

I would do a bit of research on this activity before you try to be a whistle blower.

[cougar]

Well... you need some subject matter advice more than anything.

You are correct.

This is exactly what I am looking for.

[jigady01]

yess Thank For you!