Controversies
The Palm Beach Post has documented a number of controversies and scandals involving Food For The Poor. In 2000, Ferdinand Mahfood resigned as CEO amid allegations he diverted money to two female employees with whom he was sleeping. Ferdinand Mahfood ultimately admitted misappropriating $275,000 from FFP and took steps to pay the money back.
Ferdinand's brother, Robin Mahfood, who took over as CEO amid the crisis, has also been the subject of controversy. Between 2003 and 2007, FFP paid out $1.9 million in salary and benefits to five of his relatives. Until 2008, FFP also continuously did business with two for-profit companies run by Mahfood's family, buying in four years more than $200,000 worth of sodas and knee-high water boots in deals Mahfood had a hand in approving. CEO Robin Mahfood received a salary of $364,874 in 2008
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