Wyclef Jean Electric City3/24/2021
The collapse of the organization once labelled by its founder as Haitis greatest asset and ally comes after years of accusations of mishandled funds totaling 16million.The group, which the Haitian-born Jean stated in 2004, was small in its first years of operation, with assets amounting to only 37,000, but according to the New York Times, after the devastating 2010 earthquake, donations started pouring in.
Jean said he raised 1million in 24 hours after issuing a plea for help on Twitter. ![]() In one case, the group allegedly shelled out 30,763 to fly Hollywood starlet Lindsay Lohan from New Jersey to a charity event in Chicago that raised 66,000. In another instance, Yele spent nearly 58,000 on private jets to fly actor Matt Damon and Jeans other celebrity friends to Haiti. Mishandled: Yele reportedly spent 9million of its 16million on office space, workers salaries and food Celebrity friends: Actors Brad Pitt, left, and Angelina Jolie are asked for a photograph by a participant in the first anniversary party for Yele Haiti in 2006 If I had depended on Yele, these kids would all be dead by now, says Diaoly Estime, who runs an orphanage in Haitis capital. Following the earthquake, Yele spent 9million of its 16million on office space, workers salaries and other expenses. Broken promises: Yele had spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on revitalization and aid projects, but most of them never came to fruition About 600,000 in donations went toward Yeles headquarters, which have since been abandoned; another 375,000 was used to cover landscaping costs; and more than 470,000 was spent on food and beverages. ![]() Also, 37,000 was paid by Yele to cover the rent of Jeans Manhattan studio. RELATED ARTICLES Previous 1 Next Its got a collapsing currency and rioting on the streets. Fugitive surgeon found living in a tent on a snowy mountain. As for Yeles much-hyped revitalization plans, many of them never got off the ground. The group paid 146,000 to build a medical center inside geodesic domes and another 93,000 to erect temporary housing, but neither project was completed. A New York attorney generals investigation into Yeles pre-earthquake activities has already found financial improprieties. The forensic audit covering the time period between 2005 and 2009 found 256,580 in illegitimate benefits to Jean and other Yle board and staff members, as well as other improper transactions. High-priced ticket: Jeans charity paid 58,000 on private jets to fly Matt Damon (pictured) and other actors to Haiti Public relations: Wyclef Jean, left, and former U.S. President Bill Clinton, right, aid a woman to raise a sack of rice which was donated by Yele Haiti in Cite Soleil in Port-au-Prince At the end of August, Derek Q. Johnson, Yeles chief executive, announced his resignation after Jean rejected a settlement offered by the attorney general that would have required the singer and the two other Yele founders to pay 600,000 in restitution to remedy the waste of the foundations assets. Actor Sean Penn, who founded his own charity, JP Haitian Relief Organization, told The New York Times in 2010, My impression is that Yle is at the service of Wyclef Jean and his reputation.
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