▁by ▁the ▁then ▁State ▁Director ▁Dam ien ▁Mant ach ▁which ▁had ▁gone ▁und et ected ▁for ▁four ▁years ▁by ▁the ▁Party ' s ▁Administr ative ▁Committee , ▁State ▁Fin ance ▁Committee ▁and ▁aud itors . ▁Two ▁C orm ack ▁Direct ors ▁Charles ▁Go ode ▁and ▁John ▁Cal vert - J ones ▁were ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Fin ance ▁Committee ▁for ▁the ▁entire ty ▁of ▁the ▁Mant ach ▁fra ud ▁( 2 0 1 1 ▁- ▁ 2 0 1 4 ) ▁but ▁failed ▁to ▁notice ▁the ▁the ft ▁occurr ing . ▁They ▁later ▁res igned ▁from ▁the ▁Committee . ▁▁ ▁Following ▁their ▁failure ▁to ▁notice ▁the ▁fra ud ▁and ▁following ▁C orm ack ' s ▁decision ▁to ▁give ▁money ▁to ▁the ▁Liberal ▁Democr ats ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁Federal ▁E lection ▁direct ors ▁Go ode ▁and ▁Cal vert - J ones ▁and ▁Hugh ▁Morgan ▁were ▁asked ▁to ▁confirm ▁that ▁they ▁held ▁their ▁shares ▁on ▁trust ▁for ▁the ▁Liberal ▁Party . ▁They ▁refused ▁to ▁give ▁such ▁acknowled gment . ▁Over ▁a ▁ 3 0 ▁year ▁period ▁the ▁C orm ack ▁Direct ors ▁dil uted ▁the ▁Liberal ▁Party ' s ▁ownership ▁without ▁the ▁appro val ▁of ▁the ▁Liberal ▁Party ▁ultimately ▁taking ▁ownership ▁of ▁these ▁funds ▁for ▁themselves . ▁▁ ▁In ▁return , ▁the ▁Victor ian ▁branch ▁of ▁the ▁Liberal ▁Party ▁- ▁at ▁the ▁beh est ▁of ▁its ▁then - pres ident ▁Michael ▁K ro ger ▁- ▁su ed ▁the ▁C orm ack ▁Foundation ▁in ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁arg uing