ACCOUNTABILITY MATTERS – JP
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The recent case involving the former CEO of the Florida Coalition Against Domestic Violence is a sobering reminder of why accountability matters.
For years, taxpayer dollars were entrusted to a nonprofit whose mission was to protect some of the most vulnerable people in our state; but investigators found otherwise. Millions of dollars were diverted through false reporting, inflated compensation and misuse of grant funds intended for shelters and survivor services. This was not a paperwork error. It was a breakdown of oversight, governance, and trust.
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The damage caused by cases like this goes far beyond dollars and cents. When public funds are misused, the real victims are the people who were supposed to receive help: women, children, and families seeking safety, stability, and dignity during some of the most difficult times of their lives.
This case is not an isolated cautionary tale. Miami-Dade County alone has hundreds of nonprofits that rely on public funding. Miami Beach has its share as well. That reality makes transparency and audits not political weapons, but moral obligations. Public dollars demand public accountability. Good intentions are not enough. Stories are not enough. Results, governance, and oversight matter.
Audits do not weaken nonprofit work. They protect it. They ensure that resources reach the people they are intended to serve and that trust is preserved for organizations doing their work the right way.
To survivors of domestic violence: you matter. Your safety, your recovery and your dignity are priorities. What happened in this case should never undermine your courage to seek help or your right to be supported. Accountability exists to protect you, not to distract from your needs.
We owe it to victims, to taxpayers and to the many ethical advocates and nonprofits who do this work with integrity to make sure this never happens again.
Transparency is not optional and oversight is not political.