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SC Safety Nonprofit Under Scrutiny

|| By FITSNEWS || An internal investigation into allegations of “embezzlement, mismanagement of funds and (possible) destruction of property” is reportedly underway at a nonprofit which receives a steady stream of funding from South Carolina’s court system. The Palmetto State chapter of the National Safety Council – a nonprofit whose…

|| By FITSNEWS || An internal investigation into allegations of “embezzlement, mismanagement of funds and (possible) destruction of property” is reportedly underway at a nonprofit which receives a steady stream of funding from South Carolina’s court system.

The Palmetto State chapter of the National Safety Council – a nonprofit whose mission is to prevent “injuries and deaths at work, in homes and communities, and on the road” – has reportedly placed a top staffer on administrative leave pending the outcome of the investigation.

FITS received an initial tip on problems at the S.C. Safety Council several weeks ago, but we were only recently able to independently confirm the investigation.

How much missing money are we talking about?  Which funds were mismanaged?  What property was destroyed?

It’s not immediately clear, although we’ve reached out to our network of sources in an effort to obtain more information …

The S.C. Safety Council gets a cut of the fees associated with defendants who apply for pre-trial intervention (PTI).

You know, like this guy …

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7 comments

Integritydriven May 6, 2015 at 1:39 pm

The bad thing is that I have known some very ethical people going to work there and then leave shortly thereafter. This has been going on for over 2-3 years. Steady turnover like that usually spells trouble.

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iswhatitis May 6, 2015 at 2:05 pm

Why didn’t the board ask why did she loose 15 people in a 9 person office in 5 years. They should have known something was up.

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iswhatitis May 6, 2015 at 1:55 pm

Oh Karma….

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abouttime May 6, 2015 at 2:51 pm

Well well I agree with it “iswhatitis” and “integritydriven”. It is about time this agency did something with her. She has long been the wrong face for the agency. She has been pulled over by law enforcement for not wearing seatbelt, she has been witnessed getting behind the wheel intoxicated, has also made a fool of herself at her benefits dinners due to her alcohol consumption. Not to mention the numerous excellent employees that she has had and chased them off using her friends at the agency to play “Mean Girls”. And why does she chase them off because these employees have morals and quickly firgure out who she really is by seeing her actions. About time the board of directors finally finds outs what she has been up to, but then again as she use to say they only look at the picture of what the agency is and the bottom line. They didn’t truly ever wonder why in these past few years everyone was leaving and would never have anythign to do with that place again or do an audit of her work as long as they seen a profit.

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you know me May 6, 2015 at 5:00 pm

According to SC Sec of State, Gerald W. Beckham of Irmo is the registered agent for the Safety Council. The odd thing is that he died in 2005 from complications of MS. You would think in 10 years there would be a change of reg. agent names.

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erneba May 6, 2015 at 5:27 pm

OK, I will have to admit it. What ever they do, it must work. I have not heard of one single person that has been injured or killed while on the job for The Palmetto State chapter of the National Safety Council.
Good Job, guys.

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abouttime May 6, 2015 at 8:30 pm

They r all office employees why would they get hurt? oh except when she used company car to move another Co worker and got in collision this year.

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