The board of directors of the non-profit Project Veritas issued a statement outlining the reasons it suspended and ultimately fired James O’Keefe. Among those listed:
- “$14,000 on a charter flight to meet someone to fix his boat under the guise of meeting with a donor
- “$60,000 in losses by putting together dance events such as Project Veritas Experience
- “Over $150,000 in Black Cars in the last 18 months
- “Thousands of dollars spent on DJ and other equipment for personal use
- “Hundreds of other acts of personal inurement.”
The board also noted that O’Keefe tried to fire the group’s Chief Financial Officer, something he didn’t have the authority to do without board approval, and he told various people that a board member approved it; that board member denies any such approval.