Does SNAP Work For Clergy Abuse Attorneys?

SNAP faces lawsuit claiming it colluded with clergy sex abuse victim attorneys

Jan 23, 2017

“SNAP does not focus on protecting or helping survivors — it exploits them,” the lawsuit says. “SNAP routinely accepts financial kickbacks from attorneys in the form of ‘donations.’ In exchange for the kickbacks, SNAP refers survivors as potential clients to attorneys, who then file lawsuits on behalf of the survivors against the Catholic Church.”

https://www.pennlive.com/news/2017/02/snap_faces_lawsuit_claiming_it.html

https://www.thedailybeast.com/lawsuit-spotlight-heroes-made-money-off-priests-victims

Longtime leader of clergy victims group leaves as SNAP faces lawsuit

David Clohessy, director and spokesman for SNAP (Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests) gestures during a news conference in Rome on March 6, 2013. Photo courtesy of Reuters/Tony Gentile *Editors: This photo may only be republished with RNS-CLERGY-ABUSE, originally published on Jan. 24, 2017.

David Clohessy, director and spokesman for SNAP (Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests) gestures during a news conference in Rome on March 6, 2013. Photo courtesy of Reuters/Tony Gentile *Editors: This photo may only be republished with RNS-CLERGY-ABUSE, originally published on Jan. 24, 2017.

https://archive.sltrib.com/article.php?id=4859015&itype=CMSID

1. ***TheMediaReport.com SPECIAL REPORT *** Lawsuit by Ex-SNAP Insider Exposes Lawyer Kickback Schemes, Exploitation of Victims, and Corruption of SNAP [w/ Court Docs]

"SNAP does not focus on protecting or helping victims – it exploits them."

• "SNAP routinely accepts financial kickbacks in the form of donations. In exchange for the kickbacks, SNAP refers survivors as potential clients to attorneys, who then file lawsuits on behalf of the survivors against the Catholic Church."
• "SNAP is a commercial operation motivated by its directors' and officers' personal animus against the Catholic Church."
• "SNAP's commercial operation is premised upon farming out abuse survivors as clients for attorneys."
• "SNAP callously disregards the real interests of victims, using them instead as props and tools as furtherance of their commercial fundraising goals."
• "SNAP would even ignore survivors that reached out to SNAP in search of assistance and counseling."
• "81.5% of SNAP's 2007 donations were donations by attorneys."

http://www.themediareport.com/2017/01/19/lawsuit-against-snap/

Zach Hiner , SNAP Executive Director (Pictured Above), Is A Busy Man

https://www.facebook.com/hinerzac/timeline?lst=100000757863015%3A2333861%3A1579941158

Catholic Rapists Unionize. We are disgusted that they have been richly supported in  

Our organization is writing about the Vatican support for their clergy rapists based in your state. We have found the following quote, "Opus Bono Sacerdotii, based in Dryden in Michigan's Lapeer County, underwent an intensive attorney general investigation in 2018. 
It seems these grifters were to be banned from operating a nonprofit organization in your community. We noticed the same low life priests raising funds under the name, Men of Melchizedek in Aeternum. In short, they are working at hiding, supporting, and celebrating the pedophile priests from the Catholic Church. 
We are going to roast the Attorney General on I noticed that SNAP did not have a contact person in Atlanta. I contacted your office number on Monday to offer my services to survivors by contacting SNAP for this area. Zach emailed me that he was too busy to speak with me on Monday or Tuesday since he had too many meetings. He said he would call me on Wednesday or Thursday. I have not heard from him yet.
I spoke with Melanie yesterday. She told me that there is no office in Chicago. She told me that Zach occasionally went to St. Louis to the brick-and-mortar location. What is the address of the brick-and-mortar location? In looking at the organization's 990, it seems that virtually none of the money comes from donations. Based on a former employee's lawsuit, SNAP is receiving most of its revenue from lawyers for providing referrals from survivors. It seems that truly little money is going towards supporting its survivors with support sessions.  
 Since you are the person signing the IRS returns for SNAP, you are responsible for the integrity of the services being offered. I am going to be posting a conversation about SNAP on my web site www.zorrow.org. I am now deeply concerned about the true nature of SNAP's efforts to help survivors. I would appreciate your willingness to authorize me to get a copy of some missing documents from your accounting firm. I am very reluctant to be critical about you and the other board members without the real answers to my concerns.
 I am ready to speak with you or Zach about my concerns. You are the person responsible for everything done.

From: Tim Lennon [tlennon@snapnetwork.org]
To: dennis@adopt-a-horse.org
Cc: zhiner@snapnetwork.org
Sent: Thu, 16 Jan 2020 14:23:27 -0700
Subject: Re: SNAP Member Questions

Hi Dennis,   Thank you for writing.  You did catch Zach at a busy time. We just had our SNAP leaders meeting and training this last weekend. So all of us in leadership have been busy preparing for that meeting and then following up from the results. We have a network of over 30k survivors and supporters and we have 150 local SNAP leaders throughout the US and eight other countries. We have an office in St. Louis.  Zach is in Chicago. I live in Tucson.   You are correct, we do not have a local SNAP leader in Atlanta. We hope to do so in the next month or so. We rely on the volunteer efforts of our local leaders. Some serve for a long time, some a short time. Some dedicate their volunteer efforts full time, some are limited to several hours a month. Our network is based upon the peer model, similar to AA, and is volunteer based.    I challenge your assessment of the source of our funding.  The 990 speaks for itself.  It is a public document. For thirty years we have been activists and advocates for victims of sexual abuse. Our success is based upon the volunteer efforts of our local leaders. As a result we are a world leader in combating sexual abuse.    I am honored to be the President of the Board of Directors. I will be happy to pass on your concerns to the rest of the Board.  I have copied Zach to this message.    Please let me know if you have other questions or need more information.  
      Tim Lennon President SNAP               
 On Thu, Jan 16, 2020 at 10:39 AM  

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Tim Lennon Goes Silent

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----- Original Message -----
From: dennis@adopt-a-horse.org [dennis@adopt-a-horse.org]
To: tlennon@snapnetwork.org
Sent: Thu, 16 Jan 2020 19:43:11 -0500
Subject:

We do not normally have any desire to speak poorly about survivors and their efforts. It pains me to think anything, but good intentions are the basis of you and SNAP's work for survivors. I am writing about the issues being discussed from a simple search of your organization. It is not me offering disparaging comments about your work. If we are going to invest our time and resources to work together, we have an obligation to know our partners in our survivor support efforts. One way or the other, you will be discussed on my web site. I just want to be accurate about this information. This is a terrific opportunity to answer my concerns.
 

1. The 990 does not speak for itself. It is obvious that it does not include audited financials. It seems there are several support documents not shown on this form. I am asking for access to your accounting firm to discuss the exact nature of your funding and expenditure. A simple series of questions can be answered quickly.  
 

2. Your former employee mentioned several monies from attorney referrals have gone to companies other than SNAP. It is obvious that this may mean a series of kickbacks were given to leaders directly from outside referrals. It is theft no matter the excuse. We are asking for a simple conversation about the outcome of these allegations.
 

3. The organization has an enormous legal bill in some years. Has SNAP provided confidential settlements to the former employee mentioned in the lawsuit? Does she have a non-disclosure clause in her settlement? Are there any other settlements paid out over the years?
 

4.  Zach is a busy man. If you are satisfied with him taking numerous days to answer his phone calls for survivor support, I understand the level of acceptable response being offered. If I am working with a survivor in crisis, I may need immediate intervention for the sake of our survivor. I worry about the quality of support being offered.  
 

5. Your former employee stated that most of your funding comes from attorneys paying for referrals. If this is the case, survivors must understand that any referral from your organization comes with a check from their attorney to your organization. It is important to disclose any financial relationships that your organization has with the referred attorneys.  
 

6.  What is the address for the brick-and-mortar location in St. Louis? Who owns the property? How much is being paid in rent? What is the list of assets mentioned in your 990? The organization has debt. Where is the debt and who is responsible for the debt?
 

7. It was alleged that Board members are being compensated for their work. It also seems that former board members and employees are receiving residual incomes. Who is receiving compensation in salaries? We are asking for a complete list of individuals compensated and the amounts paid. I did not see Zach's compensation.
 

8. All your expenses are extremely high. It seems a breakdown of these expenses is extremely easy to obtain. It is important to know the substance of your outgoing and incoming picture. Your former employee has made some grave accusations that are credible.
 

 You can be defensive all day long. It does not answer fundamental questions that loom over your organization. We have some ideas for expanding your role in conjunction with the Churches nationwide. We received a simple agreement from Bishop McCormack to provide statewide survivor support in NH. He went back on his word after Kelly Ayotte proceeded to study the NH Diocese. She was incompetent and got a public spanking at every turn by the Church's attorneys. SNAP hailed her efforts as progress without asking anyone involved including local survivors. The NH Diocese supported her in her run for the US Senate. The whole thing was a disgrace to NH survivors.
 We can speak about this once my questions are answered.  

                       Timothy Lennon                                                                    

https://www.facebook.com/sflennon                       

We do not normally have any desire to speak poorly about survivors and their efforts. It pains me to think anything, but good intentions are the basis of you and SNAP's work for survivors. I am writing about the issues being discussed from a simple search of your organization. It is not me offering disparaging comments about your work. If we are going to invest our time and resources to work together, we have an obligation to know our partners in our survivor support efforts. One way or the other, you will be discussed on my web site. I just want to be accurate about this information. This is a terrific opportunity to answer my concerns.
 

1. The 990 does not speak for itself. It is obvious that it does not include audited financials. It seems there are several support documents not shown on this form. I am asking for access to your accounting firm to discuss the exact nature of your funding and expenditure. A simple series of questions can be answered quickly.  
 

2. Your former employee mentioned several monies from attorney referrals have gone to companies other than SNAP. It is obvious that this may mean a series of kickbacks were given to leaders directly from outside referrals. It is theft no matter the excuse. We are asking for a simple conversation about the outcome of these allegations.
 

3. The organization has an enormous legal bill in some years. Has SNAP provided confidential settlements to the former employee mentioned in the lawsuit? Does she have a non-disclosure clause in her settlement? Are there any other settlements paid out over the years?
 

4.  Zach is a busy man. If you are satisfied with him taking numerous days to answer his phone calls for survivor support, I understand the level of acceptable response being offered. If I am working with a survivor in crisis, I may need immediate intervention for the sake of our survivor. I worry about the quality of support being offered.  
 

5. Your former employee stated that most of your funding comes from attorneys paying for referrals. If this is the case, survivors must understand that any referral from your organization comes with a check from their attorney to your organization. It is important to show any financial relationships that your organization has with the referred attorneys.  
 

6.  What is the address for the brick-and-mortar location in St. Louis? Who owns the property? How much is being paid in rent? What is the list of assets mentioned in your 990? The organization has debt. Where is the debt and who handles the debt?
 

7. It was alleged that Board members are being compensated for their work. It also seems that former board members and employees are receiving residual incomes. Who is receiving compensation in salaries? We are asking for a complete list of individuals compensated and the amounts paid. I did not see Zach's compensation.
 

8. All your expenses are extremely high. It seems a breakdown of these expenses is extremely easy to obtain. It is important to know the substance of your outgoing and incoming picture. Your former employee has made some grave accusations that are credible.
 

 You can be defensive all day long. It does not answer fundamental questions that loom over your organization. We have some ideas for expanding your role in conjunction with the Churches nationwide. We received a simple agreement from Bishop McCormack to supply statewide survivor support in NH. He went back on his word after Kelly Ayotte went ahead to study the NH Diocese. She was incompetent and got a public spanking at every turn by the Church's attorneys. SNAP hailed her efforts as progress without asking anyone involved including local survivors. The NH Diocese supported her in her run for the US Senate. The whole thing was a disgrace to NH survivors.
 We can speak about this once my questions are answered. 

Dennis Horion 

Founder - Adopt-A-Horse, Inc.  

Phone:     770-712-8685 

Email: dennis@adopt-a-horse.org

Website: http://Adopt-A-Horse.org 

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