Gordon Lavalette, the former CFO of the ASPCA, claims he was wrongfully terminated while attending his daughter's wedding, allegedly due to his whistleblower actions against the organization's financial practices. Lavalette's lawsuit alleges that the ASPCA engaged in shady dealings involving hundreds of millions in illegal no-bid contracts, ignoring serious violations of animal safety law. Despite previously receiving praise for his work, he asserts that attempts to redirect funding towards animal welfare led to a coordinated effort to damage his reputation and career.
The ASPCA preferred to violate the law as well as overspend millions of dollars with friendly vendors than to competitively bid those contracts and use the savings to help animals.
When Lavalette tried to steer away from executive welfare and back towards animal issues, the ASPCA acted in concert and aided one another to destroy (him) and sabotage his good name.
Lavalette claimed he got a look at fundraising-related contracts, and discovered reckless squandering of donor-contributed funds as the organization had blown at least $340 million.
Lavalette stated he had glowing performance evaluations and high-level praise, with the CEO expressing he wished him to stay with the ASPCA for another decade.
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