Fired Accountants Sue Feed the Children

Two accountants who worked for the charity Feed the Children have sued the organization for wrongful dismissal after telling the group’s board members that a charity official tried to cover up the fact that the group owed $1.1-million in taxes, according to The Oklahoman.

Stephanie Dean and Stefani Hovarter, the accountants, said in a lawsuit filed October 14 in Oklahoma County District Court that the Oklahoma City charity fired them on September 29 after they informed the board of the “potential fraud or illegality in the failure to report and pay taxes owed to the state of Oklahoma.” The lawsuit also says that Christy Tharp, the charity’s chief financial officer, knew about the problem but failed to report it.

Officials from the charity have declined to comment on the lawsuit, and Ms. Tharp did not respond to the newspaper’s request for comment.