A high-profile nonprofit returned $275,000 in taxpayer mental health funds to Orange County after a demand from county health officials spurred by LAist reporting.
That demand came after county officials said they found “no evidence Mind OC performed any of the services under the Contract ,” when they reviewed records requested by LAist through public records law.
The demand noted that Mind OC “apparently subcontracted its work under the Contract to Josephina (Josie) Batres or her company, Talentgate, Inc.” and goes on to say Mind OC “cannot substantiate” that work was done. Batres is the wife of a top aide to disgraced former county Supervisor Andrew Do…