An MATC employee has been placed on administrative leave following a federal indictment accusing him and three others of fraud. These charges stem from his role in a previous organization. In February, a federal grand jury indicted Jason Flanders, accusing him of three counts of bank fraud and one count of making false statements when he was the Chief Financial Officer of Catholic Charities. He and three other employees are accused of defrauding the non-profit of at least $2 million.
The indictment accuses him of using Catholic Charities signature stamps to issue fraudulent checks to himself and cashing them for personal use. The indictment says between 2016 and 2019 he would create false invoices and–after getting approval–he would cash the checks himself.
Flanders is on leave from his role as Director of Finance and Operations for the MATC Foundation. These allegations are not connected to his role at MATC, however, the Foundation is undergoing an investigation of its finances to make sure all funds were handled properly. The following email was sent by the MATC Foundation to donors, informing them of the situation, but not naming Flanders:…