Orange County is suing a nonprofit group and the daughter of one of its own supervisors, accusing them of taking millions of dollars in county contracts and 'brazenly plunder[ing] these funds for their own personal gain.'
In a new lawsuit, Orange County alleges executives at a nonprofit took millions of tax dollars to feed the elderly and needy during the pandemic, then pocketed more than $10 million and bought homes for themselves. Among the Viet America Society executives named in the lawsuit was Rhiannon Do, daughter of Orange County Supervisor Andrew Do. County officials last week demanded that Viet America Society return $2.
'These allegations show blatant deception and greed by individuals motivated solely to enrich themselves.' Supervisor Do, through his Chief of Staff Chris Wangsaporn, declined to comment. The lawsuit alleges that, beginning in 2020, the county awarded VAS more than $10 million in contracts to deliver meals during the pandemic.
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