Seems like this kind of stuff happens when the economy is down

Mesa CARE is under scrutiny for some sloppy books and some questionable spending decisions. I think that they do a lot of good work for the community, but it always seems like people only need to get their act together when times are tight financially. When people have to start watching the pennies that they spend, they want their charities to do so as well. It makes you wonder how long these types of problems have been going on and if there are other things that we aren't hearing about.

Now, I am not sure if all of these allegations are true, but $3,500 going missing without a police report is problematic. Its also a bad thing to pay $5,000 to your daughter without telling someone about it. These are the types of things that people should be paying attention to.

Charities should go through an audit process on a regular basis whether or not they have had any claims against them. That way, we can donors can feel comfortable that their money is being spent as promised.