...sessearc h.php?q=esau&op=and For more about ...MOPH). Richard (Dick) Esau was fired from the MOPH Service Foundation ... brought in a forensic auditor to investigate Esau and the charity's finances, ... forensic independent accounting firm thus far warranted Esau's termination, according to Foundation ... letter to MOPH members alerting them that Esau was fired. Cook said that there ... thousand dollars that the Foundation allocated under Esau. The Foundation gave $500, ... the Marine Corps Reserve Officers Association where Esau worked prior to joining the Foundation and ..., according to Cook, who says Esau told him that $50,000... http://www.vawatchdog.org/08/nf08/nfAUG08/nf082208-3.htm
... on Monday. "Now the Service Foundation has total control over how their almost $30 million of donated funds will be spent," he said. Richard Esau, executive director of the Service Foundation, could not immediately be reached for comment. His office said that he alone is authorized to speak on behalf of the foundation. In the past, Esau has defended the foundation and its spending practices. Joe Palagyi, who was also voted off of the Service Foundation board on Monday and who currently serves as the... http://www.vawatchdog.org/08/nf08/nfAPR08/nf041208-3.htm
..., a member of the oversight committee. "They don't want to enrich organizations that are cynically exploiting veterans for their own personal gain. "We need to make sure that the generous contributions of Americans to veterans will help veterans and not line the pockets of fundraisers and these organizations." Richard H. Esau Jr., executive director of the Military Order of the Purple Heart Service Foundation, based in Annandale, said the cost of fundraising limits how much his group can spend on charitable causes. "Do you have any idea how much money it costs to advertise? It's unbelievable the amount of money it... http://www.vawatchdog.org/07/nf07/nfDEC07/nf121407-3.htm
