Tuesday, March 17, 2026

Scam follows scam. And no one cares?-----'Where's the Money?': CA Librarian Questioned on Missing $650,000 - Linked to Dolly Parton Initiative

“State officials created a nonprofit and allowed the new organization’s executive director — who also ran a Sacramento consulting firm — to pay that firm at least $208,652, according to committee records,” the Post article said... - Amy Furr
  • ...However, when the program stalled for a couple of years the state library entered a $19.2 million contract in late 2024 with Strong Reader Partnership, a nonprofit group that was closed down in September...
In regard to the lack of documentation, Grove told Lucas in a budget meeting, 
“You don’t have receipts requested six times. You don’t have bank statements requested six times from this committee. … That makes no sense, and that reeks of horrific no transparency and potential fraud.”...

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