LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — In a troubling revelation that raises questions about financial oversight and accountability, our ongoing investigation into SafeNest has uncovered a series of lavish credit card expenses, leading to mounting concerns about how the state's largest domestic violence organization is using its funds.
A former employee-turned-whistleblower is speaking out about SafeNest as she calls for greater transparency and reform within the organization. One of her concerns is that some staffers are spending the non-profit's money on themselves, which leaves less for survivors, and she has the receipts to prove it.
WATCH | Our investigation following the money at Nevada's largest domestic violence shelter continues:
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Jennifer Wolsey worked as the grant manager in SafeNest's finance department from October 2024 to January 2025. A short time, but long enough, she says, to learn the difference between SafeNest's image and the reality she saw on the inside.
Wolsey resigned after determining SafeNest wasn't an organization she could work for.
The shelter's funding comes from government grants,...
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