Accused Nonprofit Cites Errors in Orange County Lawsuit Seeking to Recover Funds

Days after a Southern California county sued a nonprofit and three of its members for allegedly misusing funds meant for feeding the elderly, the defendants argued the claims contained factual errors. In a lawsuit filed Aug. 15, Orange County officials alleged that four executives at the Viet America Society (VAS)—including County Supervisor Andrew Do’s 22-year-old daughter, Rhiannon Do—misappropriated millions of dollars to purchase homes for themselves. “Instead of using these funds to assist the county’s most vulnerable populations, [VAS] and its officers and associates brazenly plundered these funds for their own personal gain,” the lawsuit says. “Defendants used these funds to finance lavish purchases that included real property and repairs and improvements on such property.”...