FOUNDER OF MORGELLONS RESEARCH FOUNDATION UNDER IRS SCRUTINY?

CliffMickelson

MORGELLONS FOUNDATION UNDER IRS SCRUTINY?
By: CliffMickelsonDate: Thursday, 3 August 2006,
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- New and alarming reports have recently begun to circulate concerning financial irregularities and mismanagement of funds at the Morgellons Research Foundation.
The emerging potential scandal and its attendant controversy is currently focused on alleged malfeasance of office and misappropriation of donated funds by MRF founder and Executive Director, Mary Lieto.
According to sources close to Board Chairman Charles Holman, Ms. Leito has consistently refused to produce financial records or to account for a large number of donations bequeathed to the foundation by donors.
This, despite repeated requests by Board members.
The missing financial records being sought cover a span of several years.
"We are doing all that we can to account for the donations made to this organization" Says Holman.
"Unfortunately, Ms. Leito is not cooperating in this effort to provide accountability to the public who's trust she was charged with."
Mr. Holman's office reports that they are extremely concerned that they have been unable to recover any record of donations personally received by Ms. Lieto for the year of 2004.
Board members are also seeking access to financial records for subsequent years including, and up to, year 2006.
According to MRF Board members who have been contacted concerning this issue, no records whatsoever have been released for public examination by Ms. Lieto.
"She has consistently refused to return phone calls made to her by Board officers," reports Dr. Greg Smith, another member of the MRF Board of Directors.
"She also has refused all pertinent information requested by the Foundation's Treasurer" He added.
A spokesman for several of the officers of the Board of the Morgellons Foundation relates that an official IRS investigation of potential civil and criminal activities on the part of the executive Director and Founder Mary Leito and several others, may soon be under way.
-Cliff Mickelson