The latest attempt at slander is the posting of the "Vendication" letter on Clan MacTavish website.  They took a 18 month old letter and tore it apart!!!!    Really, it must be slow in never never land!!   I again, draw your attention to the following!!!!!!!

 

 

 

"Mishandling of funds by the Secretary/Treasurer of the Dunardry heritage Association."

 

Larry B, as president of the newly formed Clan MacTavish USA, used this phrase in a letter to the employer of a member of the Dunardry Heritage Association (DHA) in an attempt to cause said member to be fired.  Not because the member was involved in the alleged mishandling, but that he took exception to the lies by members of Clan MacTavish USA/Canada/Inc. (CMU) regarding the funds mishandling.

    I feel that this unwarranted attack must finally be exposed to the light of truth.

 

Fact: during the period of 2002 through 2004 about $25,000 of DHA Dugald MacTavish expended funds for personal bills.  This DHA money was spent on such items as groceries, utilities, taxes, clothing, golf clubs, and even a rubber fishing boat. (by the way 1099's were sent to the executor of Dugald's estate)

Fact:  This same Larry B. was the appointed President of DHA from 2000 to 2004.

Fact:   During this same period Patricia was the Secretary/Treasurer of DHA.

Fact:   As responsible officers of the Dunardry heritage Association, they were in the position to know about the mishandling of funds, yet they did nothing to safeguard the funds of their members.

 

It has repeatedly been said by CMU that the reason for the breakup of DHA (then commonly referred to as Clan MacTavish) was the mishandling of funds by the treasurer.  THE MISHANDLING HAD ALREADY TAKEN PLACE PRIOR TO THE NEW TREASURER (MARY) TAKING CONTROL OF THE FUNDS IN JULY OF 2005.     

     These are not empty words; I have proof.

1. The Bank Statements for the years 2002 through 2005.
2. The letter of an independent CPA dated May 24, 2006 stating that funds mismanagement had occurred prior to July 2005 and that expenditures are accounted for and reflected accurately since July 2005.
3. Letter from the IRS dated 25 October 2005 stating that our organization remains exempt from federal income tax and is classified as a public charity under sections 501(c)(3) and 509(a)(2). Larry's statement that "he was one of three former directors who contacted the Internal Revenue Service regarding the mishandling of funds – shows their intention to have the IRS cancel our exempt status and to shift the blame from the prior officers to the current officers of DHA.

Now, Larry and the same group of cronies who were on the board of DHA (between 2000-2004) have joined the disavowed son and formed a new organization.  I wonder if they will "safeguard" the member's funds as well as they did previously?

 

As Paul Harvey said "AND NOW YOU KNOW THE REST OF THE STORY."