A nonprofit at the center of an LAist investigation of O.C. Supervisor Andrew Do has missed another deadline to account for over $3 million in taxpayer dollars Do gave the group to feed needy seniors during the pandemic.
Viet America Society has faced scrutiny since LAist reporting found numerous records listing Supervisor Do’s then-22-year-old daughter as a top leader. Do did not disclose the family relationship publicly or to at least three of his four fellow county supervisors.
It’s unclear what exactly happened with the money. The nonprofit was required to submit audits to the county each year confirming it was spent appropriately and that financial records were accurate.
The first was due two years ago. It still hasn’t been turned in.
For the past year, county staff have been asking the nonprofit for a copy of the required audit, according to public records.
In February, the county warned the nonprofit that it could be required to pay millions back to the county if it didn’t provide the audit and other required records about how the money was spent.
The audit deadline ultimately was extended to this past Sunday, June 30.
As of Wednesday — three days after it was due — the audit hasn’t been turned in, according to a county spokesperson and the nonprofit’s lawyer. It’s supposed to cover the first two years of the meal contracts: 2021 and 2022.
“The County has not received the single audits,” wrote Alexa Pratt, a spokesperson for the county department that oversaw the contract.
What their lawyer says
Sterling Scott Winchell, the nonprofit’s lawyer, told LAist in an interview Wednesday that the audit will be completed…
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