Luke Rosiak

So this is a small federal agency, kind of like USAID. It's got 30 employees and a $45 million budget. And by law, it's only allowed to give grants to Africa up to a quarter million dollars each. The agency locked the doors and refused to let Doge in and said it wouldn't recognize Trump's appointee to lead it, Peter Morocco, who was also dismantling USAID.

So this is a small federal agency, kind of like USAID. It's got 30 employees and a $45 million budget. And by law, it's only allowed to give grants to Africa up to a quarter million dollars each. The agency locked the doors and refused to let Doge in and said it wouldn't recognize Trump's appointee to lead it, Peter Morocco, who was also dismantling USAID.

The group's board also filed a lawsuit claiming Doge was intruding on the privacy of its financial records, personnel, documents, and so on. Ultimately, the Trump administration seized the building with the assistance of U.S. marshals. So Elon Musk has said when people get really angry about being audited by Doge, it's usually because they have something to hide. And that definitely applied here.

The group's board also filed a lawsuit claiming Doge was intruding on the privacy of its financial records, personnel, documents, and so on. Ultimately, the Trump administration seized the building with the assistance of U.S. marshals. So Elon Musk has said when people get really angry about being audited by Doge, it's usually because they have something to hide. And that definitely applied here.

What I found is that this group would give money to African organizations like it was required to by law, but then it would require them to redirect that money back to the United States to pay officials at their headquarters or their friends or former employers, almost like laundering it. Americans who worked at the headquarters of this agency in D.C.

What I found is that this group would give money to African organizations like it was required to by law, but then it would require them to redirect that money back to the United States to pay officials at their headquarters or their friends or former employers, almost like laundering it. Americans who worked at the headquarters of this agency in D.C.

were literally getting wire transfers from African entities into their personal bank accounts.

were literally getting wire transfers from African entities into their personal bank accounts.

I literally have a receipt for $17,000 from Kenya to a woman who was working as the assistant to the African Development Foundation's CEO. The CEO, a guy named C.D. Glynn, would push unwanted projects on Africans as a way of steering money to his friends.

I literally have a receipt for $17,000 from Kenya to a woman who was working as the assistant to the African Development Foundation's CEO. The CEO, a guy named C.D. Glynn, would push unwanted projects on Africans as a way of steering money to his friends.

So in one case, they told African groups they'd give a grant to manufacture COVID masks, but they had to subcontract it to Glenn's friend in Colorado. And the African group said, we don't want that. We don't need any COVID masks. We've already got as many as we need. But Glenn didn't care.

So in one case, they told African groups they'd give a grant to manufacture COVID masks, but they had to subcontract it to Glenn's friend in Colorado. And the African group said, we don't want that. We don't need any COVID masks. We've already got as many as we need. But Glenn didn't care.

In another case, they gave a grant to a Ghana group that had to use it to hire Glenn's former employer in D.C.,

In another case, they gave a grant to a Ghana group that had to use it to hire Glenn's former employer in D.C.,

Yeah, exactly. I mean, there were so many conflicts of interest going on here. At one point, the African Development Foundation pushed its board members' pyramid scheme on poor Africans. The CEO of Herbalife, which was, remember, that basically pyramid scheme that was charged with violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act,

Yeah, exactly. I mean, there were so many conflicts of interest going on here. At one point, the African Development Foundation pushed its board members' pyramid scheme on poor Africans. The CEO of Herbalife, which was, remember, that basically pyramid scheme that was charged with violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act,

And accused of by the DOJ of tricking people into opening these money losing businesses. He was on the board of this government agency and the agency entered into a partnership with Herbalife where they were giving Africans some money and product and having Herbalife employees be their mentors. And they acted like it was with a charity that was associated with Herbalife.

And accused of by the DOJ of tricking people into opening these money losing businesses. He was on the board of this government agency and the agency entered into a partnership with Herbalife where they were giving Africans some money and product and having Herbalife employees be their mentors. And they acted like it was with a charity that was associated with Herbalife.

But no, it was actually with the for-profit multi-level marketing scheme.

But no, it was actually with the for-profit multi-level marketing scheme.