Judge ousts leaders, orders emergency takeover of Pierce County veterans charity

For the first time in state history the Washington State Office of the Attorney General asked a court to seize control of a charity, citing “gross neglect” of the organization, “mismanagement,” and the “purposeful misconduct” of the nonprofit’s leader that led to a “crisis.”

Pierce County Superior Court Commissioner Mark Gelman agreed with the state’s position regarding the Veterans Independent Enterprises of Washington (VIEW), which is based in University Place. On Monday, the commissioner signed an emergency order that appointed Seattle-based attorney and Army veteran Daniel Bugbee as a “receiver” to take over the operation immediately. Bugbee has considerable experience in this area of law.

Immediately following the hearing, Bugbee directed associates to freeze VIEW bank accounts, locks on all the VIEW doors were changed, and a team of investigators from the Attorney General’s Office converged on the offices to begin combing through files.

“We want to make sure that from this point forward, that everything is done on the up and up,” said Bugbee. “I want to make sure that causes like this, especially for veterans, are preserved and their integrity maintained.”

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Sounds like something Trump would be involved in.