The suit argues the board became aware of “serious allegations by Project Veritas employees about incredibly troubling workplace and financial misconduct by O’Keefe.” The suit cited allegations of screaming at coworkers, “targeting” female employees and creating “strained” relationships with donors.

O’Keefe is also accused of misusing funds from Project Veritas for needs such as laundry, cleaning his boat and other errands.

The suit comes after board members weighed O’Keefe‘s removal in February and placed him on paid leave, according to a previous report. Employees claimed they were dissatisfied with O’Keefe’s management and alleged he wasted money and was “outright cruel” to his staff, The Daily Beast reported.

[This seems like a bad idea for PV. Why extend a feud that has already forced grassroots followers and donors to choose sides? Maybe the money issues are so significant that they can’t be ignored, but the fight itself likely will only worsen the public perception of PV among the activists it seeks to attract to its product. It will be interesting to watch, though. — Ed]