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Tumultuous changes have rocked the charity Feed The Children in recent years. Forced out was founder Larry Jones. A criminal investigation is under way into possible law violations during his time as president.

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Oklahoma-based Feed The Children hires Kevin Hagan as new president Updated: Wed, Apr 4, 2012 Oklahoma-based Feed The Children has hired Kevin Hagan to be its new president and chief executive officer. He has a history of helping fix organizations. He is leaving Good360, a nonprofit organization based in Alexandra, Va. Read More

Feed The Children founders sue Hobby Lobby founder Updated: Tue, May 10, 2011 Feed The Children founders Larry Jones and his wife, Frances, allege tortuous interference, defamation and civil conspiracy in a lawsuit filed Tuesday in Oklahoma County District Court. Hobby Lobby founder David Green, his sons Mart Green and Steve Green, and grandson David Tyler Green are named in the lawsuit. Read More

Oklahoma City's Feed the Children sends truckloads of relief to Alabama Published: Wed, May 4, 2011 Oklahoma City-based charity is sending nine tractor trailers loaded with supplies to help storm victims in Alabama. Read More

Feed The Children no longer billion-dollar charity Published: Sat, Apr 23, 2011 Feed The Children is no longer calling itself a $1 billion charity. Instead, for the 2010 fiscal year, the charity is reporting making $538 million in cash gifts, in-kind donations, rental income, investment income and transportation revenue. Read More

Feed the Children picks search firm to find president Updated: Tue, Feb 8, 2011 An Oklahoma City based hunger relief organization has selected an executive search firm to recruit its new president and chief executive officer. Read More

Feed The Children, fired president settle lawsuit Updated: Sun, Jan 30, 2011 Feed The Children's fired president, Larry Jones, has dismissed his wrongful-termination lawsuit after reaching a settlement with the Oklahoma City-based charity. Read More

Oklahoma attorney general's review of Feed The Children becomes criminal investigation Updated: Wed, Jan 26, 2011 Oklahoma's attorney general's office “is conducting a criminal investigation into possible violations of the law” during Larry Jones' tenure as president of Feed The Children, Assistant Attorney General Julie A. Bays disclosed Monday in a legal filing. Read More

Feed The Children cuts ties with co-founder Frances Jones Updated: Mon, Jan 10, 2011 Feed The Children has cut ties with Frances Jones, who founded the charity 31 years ago with husband Larry Jones. The Oklahoma City-based charity's board “bought out” her contract. Read More

Feed The Children hires interim president Updated: Thu, Dec 9, 2010 Cass Wheeler, 70, began Wednesday as the Feed The Children's interim president. He lives near Austin, Texas. Read More

Feed the Children founder's son loses appeal in defamation case Updated: Thu, Nov 11, 2010 Allen Jones sued sister and five directors of Oklahoma City-based Feed The Children. Read More

Appeals court upholds dismissal of libel suit filed by Allen Jones Updated: Wed, Nov 10, 2010 A federal appeals court has upheld dismissal of a libel lawsuit filed by the son of the founder of Oklahoma City-based charity Feed the Children against some former board members. Read More

Feed The Children locked in dispute with founder Published: Sat, Sep 18, 2010 Larry Jones, a traveling preacher from Oklahoma, gave 20 cents to a hungry child on the streets in Haiti in 1979 and felt more could be done to help starving children. Over the next 30 years, Jones and his family embraced that ideal. They created Feed the Children, one of the world's largest charities, and it... Read More

Feed The Children suspects kickback used to pay off $1 million loan Updated: Mon, Aug 30, 2010 Charity attorneys seeking financial records. Read More

Oklahoma-based charity founders' daughter sues Feed The Children and its directors Updated: Tue, Aug 24, 2010 Larri Sue Jones was fired in July from Feed The Children. Read More

Feed The Children fires founders' daughter Updated: Sun, Aug 8, 2010 Dismissal is latest in a series of developments concerning Oklahoma City-based Feed The Children. Read More