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This is a summary of Evelyn Sample-Oates’ testimony under oath on February 25, 2013.  Meaning, the investigation

Evelyn Sample-Oates

continues into the $2.1 million (estimated) taken by Barbara A. McKinzie from Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority.  To be clear, the following is a summary of testimony, not exact quotes except where indicated…and comes from a very, very, very close source to the proceedings.  In short, Sample-Oates in her testimony alleges that she was in the dark about the inappropriate nature of the payments until she was made aware by other members of the sorority and wants justice to be done in this matter.  Sample-Oates is the former North Atlantic Regional Director for the sorority.

Take the following as you will…

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1.       Evelyn Sample Oates testified that it is the duty of the Directorate to take steps that are appropriate and in the best interests of the members of the sorority. The Directorate is required to act in the best interests of the members and should seek restitution of any monies that were inappropriately taken or misappropriated from AKA between 2006 and 2010. She also said that any misuse or misappropriation of AKA funds by officers of the organization would be a breach of the Directorate’s duty that is owed to the organization. She stated further that AKA should seek restitution of the misappropriated money from the officer.

2.       No documentation was given to support the large sums of

Barbara A. McKinzie

money Barbara McKinzie was paid. The report was all word of mouth. She said she was troubled by the decision to pay the president $250,000 dollars because it was a volunteer position.

3.       Evelyn said that she abstained from voting for the motion to suspend the Plaintiffs because she felt they should have been sanctioned, not suspended. When asked why they were suspended and not Barbara McKenzie or Julia Brogdon Purnell, she said that the policy was not in effect when BAM filed the suit. She further stated that she was told by the Directorate that Purnell would be treated differently since she was a former president.

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4.       ESO stated that Glenda Glover was certainly more than capable of doing the job. There was a lot of friction between Glenda and Barbara McKinzie which she thought stifled Glenda from doing a better job. She thought Glenda was fine. Glenda and Barbara did not get along and in her opinion, a lot of the reason they didn’t get along was because Glenda who was a CPA and very experienced, a financial person wanted to dig deep in her job and really dot all the i’s and cross all the t’s and that was something she wasn’t allowed to do because Barbara McKinzie stopped her from doing a lot of things and she thought it caused Glenda’s frustration and it caused friction between Glenda and Barbara.

5.      She had no reason to doubt the accuracy of the Ragland’s report. She said that she had a brief discussion with Carolyn about the report. She told her how disappointed she was. Carolyn was sympathetic toward her emotions. The conversation was short. It was more to comfort her because she was upset about the report.

 

6.     The first time she learned about the large payments to Barbara McKinzie was when different people told her in the summer. When they first came out about the checks that were written. They were in the newspaper and August of ’09 was when they first came out publicly and they were on the Weeping Ivy. That’s when she got wind of it. The Directorate knew nothing about the checks. She called some of her fellow regional directors to find out if they knew and they said “no.”

7.      She did not see the letters that Carolyn  House Stewart sent to

Carolyn House Stewart

Barbara McKinzie but she was aware that the letters would be sent. They had a vote to suspend Barbara McKinzie and she voted NO along with Gisele Casanova. She voted NO because she didn’t think that Barbara McKinzie should have been the only one suspended. She didn’t write these checks to herself and sign them. Other people should be involved in it. She thought it was premature.

8.       Evelyn was shown Carolyn’s letter to Barbara asking her to pay the money back. She said that the Directorate only voted to suspend Barbara. They never voted for her to pay the money back. However, she believes that Barbara should pay the money back. She thinks the organization as a whole wants the money back.

9.    Evelyn was told that Barbara McKinzie testified that she was a former president and a lifetime member of the Boule and could not be suspended. Evelyn was asked if she agreed with Barbara and she said NO.  I’m a lifetime member. I’m sorry, I don’t agree with that.

 

10.    She said that the Directorate was told by the national president that a special committee was appointed to examine Barbara’s use of AKA funds. Evelyn does not know who is on the committee and what their timeline is because Carolyn has not shared that information with them.

11.    She was asked about the forensic audit that Carolyn House Stewart commissioned. She did not know if it was completed because Carolyn will not share the report with the Directorate.

 

12.   The suspension letters to the 8 plaintiffs were written by the attorney. The language in the suspension letter was no her own. The two reasons for the suspension are the Weeping Ivy website and the filing of the lawsuit. Barbara McKinzie brought the discussion to the Directorate and a motion was put on the floor. Evelyn abstained because it was a former regional director from her region and three of the members were in her chapter. She didn’t believe they should be suspended. When asked about the paragraph in the letter that says, “Moreover, it has long been the policy of the sorority to suspend any member who initiates and maintains litigation against the sorority without having first exhausted her options under the sorority’s established policies and procedures.” When asked if this was her understanding, Evelyn said, “Yes.”  When asked where was the policy contained. Evelyn said, “In the Manual of Standard Procedures. However, we were told that it had gotten lost in the transcribing and it was no longer there at the time. But we voted to put the language back in.” She was asked if the language was in the current version of the Manual of Standard Procedure she said, “NO. We were told that it would come out in our next edition because it’s so costly to reprint them for just one or two policies, so we were told that it would come out in the next one. But it is in the minutes, it’s available for all members.”

13.   When asked how would a member know in 2009 that she would be suspended for filing a lawsuit against AKA if it was not contained in the Constitution, the Bylaws or the Manual of Standard Procedures. Evelyn said, “Well, I mean, we have a process to follow, which is in our Constitution and Bylaws. If you don’t follow a process, then you are violating our documents.” It was pointed out that Barbara McKinzie and other sorors sued the sorority and were never suspended. She was asked, why were these eight individual members treated differently? She said, “I can’t answer that. It was a vote brought up by the Directorate and that’s what they did. 

14.  Evelyn said that in her twenty plus years in the sorority she had not seen the “long-standing rule” in any of the sorority documents.

15.    Evelyn was asked how she was chosen by Joy Daley to be Cluster Coordinator, she said, ”I think that she may have gotten a recommendation from some source to choose me. I think somebody may have recommended me to her. She came to Philadelphia and attended an event, a big fundraiser event we had here in Philadelphia called Philly’s Men Are Cooking. I was president of the chapter. I think she got to see some of my leadership style and got to know me as a person. So I think because of that, and because some people that she was close to here, I told them I was interested in the position and they may have recommended me to her.”

16.    When asked, during the time Joy Daley was Regional Director in your region, did you feel she performed her job well? Evelyn said, “Yes.” Did you attend the the regional conferences that Joy Daley was responsible for putting on? Evelyn said, “Yes.” Did you feel those conferences were well organized and well run? Evelyn said, “Yes.”

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And ALSO ordered that the sorority pay $2500.00 in court costs for Julia Purnell!  Yes!

FULL STORY HERE.

But Purnell’s attorney said there were about 80 checks missing for amounts in excess of $10,000, that half of the expenses on an American Express account lacked coding and that records for one account — called the Profit Fund — couldn’t be found, though the auditors discovered a checks for about $350,000 written against it.

“It appears that the books and records of the sorority are in disarray, whether intentionally or unintentionally,” Major told Judge Daniel Riley.

McKinzie did not appear in court Friday. Carolyn House Stewart, who is the sorority’s current president and executive director, and McKinzie ally Deborah Dangerfield attended the hearing.

“We have complied with all orders of the court,” said Stewart, a Tampa, Fla., attorney.

Also Friday, the judge also ordered AKA to pay $2,500 to cover court costs for  Purnell.

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Spies for The Mo’Kelly Report have been working overtime this week.  It seems that Barbara McKinzie, almost simultaneous to the forensic audit of Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority retained ANOTHER legal team, to personally represent her and “protect” her image.

(Whatever is left of it.)

Carol Ray

In another Mo’Kelly Report exclusive, McKinzie’s “new” legal team sent a threatening letter to Carol Ray, one of the original 8 plaintiffs, warning her (among other things) of the following:

We trust that you will not partake or initiate any conduct that would tend to damage the
reputation or shed a false light unto Ms. McKinzie. Nonetheless, be advised that the publication
or distribution of any untrue or even misleading statements regarding Ms. McKinzie, whether or
not derived from the aforementioned documents, would necessitate the need to take legal action.

Consider this letter notice that should Ms. McKinzie hear or become aware of any misleading and/or tortious statements that are derived from you, Ms. McKinzie and our firm will not hesitate to take appropriate legal action.”

And no…Mr. Mo’Kelly has never received any such communication…EVER.

Just sayin’.

I guess that means that EVERYTHING Mo’Kelly’s said about Barbara A. McKinzie is neither “misleading” nor “tortious.” In other words, EVERYTHING Mo’Kelly’s posted here is factual and actual.

But Mo’Kelly digresses…

To the best of Mo’Kelly’s knowledge, there has been no further threatening letters since to Ms. Ray. Just know, this legal team is likely being funded with her previous “salary” from the sorority. Hey, McKinzie has alleged all along she was an “employee” of the organization, so know that AKA’s money is still footing the bill.

Check out the letter HERE.

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So the closet and the skeletons in it will be open for former Supreme Basileus Julia Brogdon Purnell on August 26 and for some days following it.  Forensic accountants will have FULL access to the AKA books and records going back to 2006.

That means check registers, tax records, you name it.  Depending on what’s “missing” and the revealed skeletons given what is “found” will decide how long the investigation will continue beyond the beginning of next week.  To read the court order, follow the link HERE.

Another great victory for attorney Ruth Major and the women of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.

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Ruth Major

Julia Brogdon Purnell’s counsel, Ruth Major checks in with the latest in her attempts to review the records of the sorority can be found below.

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Story HERE!

Chicago Sun-Times continues to follow story with a 7.14.10 Update HERE.

“Cook County Judge Daniel Riley’s order came after the Chicago-based organization’s Deborah Dangerfield appeared in court and told him that most of her staff is in St. Louis, including the people she needs to pull together the records.

Riley was unmoved, noting that this was the second day in a row he had ordered whoever is in charge of the group’s records to appear in court — and the second day that didn’t happen.

‘They didn’t bring me the person I asked for twice,” the judge said.’”

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Read the order HERE!

Mo’Kelly’s Watching You BAM!

Mo’Kelly’s got spies EVERYWHERE.  If she tries to make a break for Mexico (or Australia as she and the Directorate are slated to sojourn)…we’re on it!  Turn in your passport!  This was sent from an anonymous spy with the email address of bamsassisgoingtojail@yahoo.com

(Mo’Kelly’s just sayin’…)

Chicago Sun Times updates the story and reports on these findings HERE!

“It has become apparent to this court that the leadership of the organization has intentionally taken steps to frustrate this court’s order,” Cook County Judge Daniel Riley said, ordering that the organization’s records custodian be in court Wednesday and bring the group’s check register, minutes book and wire-transfer documents.”

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UPDATE 7.13.10:

AKA FOUND IN CONTEMPT!  READ ORDER HERE!

“It has become apparent to this court that the leadership of the organization has intentionally taken steps to frustrate this court’s order,” Cook County Judge Daniel Riley said, ordering that the organization’s records custodian be in court Wednesday and bring the group’s check register, minutes book and wire-transfer documents.”

Chicago Sun Times 7.13.10

WASHINGTON BIZ JOURNAL RUNS STORY HERE!

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES COVERING STORY!

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Per the attached ruling, Alpha Kappa Alpha must produce a person TOMORROW 7.13.10 at 9:00am  with custody of the check registers or be held in contempt!

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(It seems that Judge Riley specifically and pointedly first asked for Eric Salstrand, Director of Finance for the organization to show up to court tomorrow…to which AKA alleged he is in St. Louis at the Boule…)

Oh really?!

Anybody in St. Louis seen Eric?  The Director of Finance is at the Boule?  For what reason?

Oh, ok, if you say so…

APB on Eric Salstrand, you’re wanted in court tomorrow at 9am.  If you don’t show up…somebody’s flirting with jail time.  Just might be you (too).

The walls are closing in!

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