• sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works
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    9 months ago

    He claimed he knew the money hadn’t been donated in 2021, so if that’s true, we’re looking at 2 years, not 10. He was an officer the whole time, but it’s very common for family run businesses and charities to name people as officers even when they don’t have an active role.

    My point is that it’s very possible that he didn’t know for the first 7-8 years, and later just followed the same script he’d been following. That’s still bad, especially since he didn’t get the money donated until called out, but not as bad as sitting on it for 10 years.

    The golf thing is the final smoking gun, and I’d very much like to hear his explanation of that before jumping to conclusions. It could very well be that one of his siblings is doing something shady there and he wasn’t involved. Until I have details, I’ll keep my finger pointed at the charity itself and not Jirard, though he is a prime suspect. I think it should absolutely be investigated by the authorities, who’ll have access to all of the account data and can provide proof of what happened.