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2026-04-02 15:24 UTC

@erin I find it odd the community league does large expenses this way. When I was on a non-profit executive big purchases where done by PO and paid from the organization's bank account signed off by two executives. I also find it odd that the community league has launched a lawsuit before conducting a forensic audit. I would think you'd want pretty conclusive evidence before making public claims like this. Aside: the treasurer in the org I was in was a forensic auditor so things were tight.

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@alessandro@cosocial.ca 2026-04-02 15:45

@Chigaze I also wonder about the charity perceiving this as having lost money. One would assume they can see the actual inflow and outflow of their bank account and not just rely on the list of transactions in Xero. @erin

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@erin@ottawa.place 2026-04-02 15:48

@Chigaze the whole thing is a bit odd, isn’t it! However, smaller nonprofits and businesses don’t always do things the way they should. It would appear the organization is confident in how the money went missing. I wonder what internal investigation was conducted before the formal forensic audit that made them come to this conclusion. Their stance isn’t publicly clear at this point. And why would they need a civil case.. would just a criminal case if the forensic audit comes back with the same conclusion they have made be sufficient in trying to recover the funds?

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