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May 10th, 2016 
Awake Goy The former city administrator of Flint claimed in a lawsuit filed Monday she was fired after raising concerns the mayor’s office redirected funds meant for victims of the water crisis towards the mayor’s campaign fund.
Natasha Henderson claimed in the lawsuit that Flint Mayor Karen Weaver directed city employees to stop potential donations to a charity called Safe Water/Safe Homes in February. The charity, run by the Community Foundation of Greater Flint, was specifically set up for the purpose of helping those affected by Flint’s poisoned water.
Henderson claimed city employee Maxine Murray was told to shift the money from the Flint charity to a group calling itself “KarenaboutFlint.” Murray was so shaken by the orders that she went to Henderson because she was worried about “going to jail,” according to the lawsuit.
“Karen About Flint” was Weaver’s campaign slogan during her 2015 mayoral election — there are no references to a “KarenaboutFlint” organization in Michigan’s tax registries, according to CNN.
The lawsuit further claimed the move was made without the knowledge of the city council, nor that of the control board created for the purpose of overseeing Flint’s transition to state control.
Weaver managed to defeat a Democratic primary opponent using a message that state officials were not doing enough to protect Flint from lead-tainted water.
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