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quaint

(3,550 posts)
Wed Aug 28, 2024, 05:09 PM Aug 28

Federal agencies have frozen the accounts of Viet America Society and affiliates, lawyer said

Federal authorities have frozen Viet America Society’s bank accounts, forcing the nonprofit to immediately stop delivering free meals to the elderly from a Westminster restaurant, the charity’s attorney said Wednesday, Aug. 28.

Tammy Nguyen, 78, of Westminster said she and her husband, who is diabetic, have relied on the meals provided at Perfume River since the pandemic.

She was put on a waitlist with “a couple hundred people” to receive food deliveries, but in the meantime, she and a neighbor have been driving to Perfume River for their free lunches. Since her husband signed up for food deliveries early on, Nguyen said meals were being delivered to him twice a week.

Nguyen’s daughter, Dina Nguyen of Garden Grove, said she is not concerned about politics, but is worried about how seniors in Do’s district will be affected.

“I don’t know what Supervisor Do did, or what’s going to become of it,” she said, “but our residents, especially our most vulnerable seniors and the disabled should not be the ones punished for that.”

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Federal agencies have frozen the accounts of Viet America Society and affiliates, lawyer said (Original Post) quaint Aug 28 OP
Anyone know why? Karadeniz Aug 28 #1
The on-going story has been posted here by others. This is just the most ecent. quaint Aug 28 #3
is this deception by omission? ThreeNoSeep Aug 28 #2
What's your problem? quaint Aug 28 #4

quaint

(3,550 posts)
3. The on-going story has been posted here by others. This is just the most ecent.
Wed Aug 28, 2024, 07:21 PM
Aug 28

Here's one from BlueWaveNeverEnd
https://www.democraticunderground.com/104035278

DemoVictory9
https://www.democraticunderground.com/104035250
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100218475988

There are others online.

I thought only those already interested would click here.

ThreeNoSeep

(171 posts)
2. is this deception by omission?
Wed Aug 28, 2024, 05:44 PM
Aug 28
https://www.ocregister.com/2024/08/28/federal-agencies-have-frozen-the-accounts-of-viet-america-society-and-affiliates/

I see you "conveniently" omitted this bit of information - "The county has filed a civil lawsuit against Viet America Society and some of its leadership, accusing the nonprofit of embezzling millions of dollars intended for the nutrition gap program."

What's your game?

quaint

(3,550 posts)
4. What's your problem?
Wed Aug 28, 2024, 07:23 PM
Aug 28

The on-going story has been posted here by others. This is just the most ecent.
Here's one from BlueWaveNeverEnd
https://www.democraticunderground.com/104035278

DemoVictory9
https://www.democraticunderground.com/104035250
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100218475988

There are others online.

I thought only those already interested would click here.

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