Terri Crisp Being Investigated by CA Attorney General

State probe forces animal-rescue nonprofit to close
Queries $8M raised in wake of Katrina
Sacramento Business Journal - March 30, 2007
by Kelly Johnson
Staff Writer
A local animal-rescue nonprofit that gained national attention for its
work after Hurricane Katrina, sparking more than $8 million in
donations, was shutting down this month amid a state investigation
into how it used that money.
Noah's Wish, which rescues and cares for animals in disasters, was
preparing this week to close its El Dorado Hills headquarters. About a
dozen workers have resigned or been laid off since late last year.
The California Attorney General's Office has been investigating the
organization since last summer, examining how Noah's Wish used
donations that might have been designated for relief efforts in the
hurricane-ravaged area. The probe led to most of the nonprofit's funds
being set aside in accounts where they couldn't be used for other
operations.
The nonprofit contends the funds were used properly and said it is
cooperating with investigators.
The group received millions in donations after news stories showed its
efforts in an area devastated by the August 2005 hurricane. Former
Noah's Wish insiders allege those millions were intended to relieve
suffering in the storm-battered zone but were improperly used for
other purposes.