Project Veritas, founded by James O'Keefe, is laying off workers and pausing fundraising

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The conservative nonprofit, known for its hidden camera stings, is cutting staff after O'Keefe was ousted amid allegations of misconduct.

Project Veritas, a conservative nonprofit group, is laying off staff and pausing its fundraising"due to various events and circumstances," CEO Hannah Giles said in an email to CBS MoneyWatch.

The cutbacks come after Project Veritas founder James O'Keefe was ousted from the group in February. Project Veritas sued O'Keefe in May,him of breaching his contract by allegedly engaging in"incredibly troubling workplace and financial misconduct," including screaming at colleagues and asking staffers run errands for him, such as picking up laundry and cleaning his boat.

 

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