That is sort of what has happened to the NRA!
I doubt we have any "grifters" in AMSAT. To be safe, look out for any Jaguar owners as Jeremy Clarkson of Top Gear points out.
That said the P&L statement should be reviewed.
Locally, our ex mayor decided to buy a failing golf course with our stormwater funds to save it from development. An action clearly benefiting only one neighborhood. Depending on who you talk to on a given day, it is either making or losing money. This is a case where the P&L needs to be made public.
"Yes. I see the “plot” clearly now. A few grifters decided the best way to get “rich" was to join a ham radio organization. They would lay low for 10-30 years so as not to arouse suspicion. They would volunteer their time and efforts for decades to provide an smokescreen so other members wouldn’t suspect that they would one day steal money and inventory from the coffers and then refuse to provide a detailed accounting when requested…
Jeff, KE9V"