A Texas nonprofit faces renewed investigation after its initial response to a crisis didn't match its public records. Authorities in December 2020 charged the nonprofit's chief financial officer, Gerald Monroe, with the sexual assault of his grandniece. The organization, Texas Foster Care and Adoption Services, said it terminated Monroe the day after the arrest. Monroe's grandniece later was killed in a car accident, and authorities dropped the charges against him.
According to Texas Public Radio (TPR), however, the nonprofit didn't actually terminate Monroe's services. There also is a dispute about whether the organization knew about the criminal charges before December 2020. Child Protective Services for the state investigated the claims and in June 2020 issued a "Reason to Believe" letter determining that the abuse more likely than not took place. CPS says it sent that letter to the nonprofit, but the nonprofit denies ever receiving it.
What is beyond dispute is that the nonprofit kept Monroe on its tax filings as a key employee after December 2020. On the organization's 990 forms, the tax returns that by law are public record, the organization listed Monroe as the custodian of its financial records in November 2021. The forms also listed Monroe as one of two employees receiving a salary and did not list Karen Perez, the CEO, as receiving a salary or being involved in the organization at all. Her daughter-in-law, Sheila Perez, whom employees said was the executive...
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