The Treasurer of Python NZ Pleads Guilty To Stealing From the Society

Long-time Slashdot reader Bismillah writes: Python New Zealand has gone through some rough times lately, with its then-treasurer stealing money from the society.. Things were looking really serious for a while, with Python NZ looking at being liquidated due to the theft of funds.

However, there is a silver lining to the story, as the free and open source movement rallied behind Python NZ and got them out of a serious pickle.

'Our friends at Linux Australia and at the Python Software Foundation went well above and beyond to support us, and save us,' says Tom Eastman president of Python New Zealand, in an article from interest.co.nz.

He also says he hopes the treasure is ordered by the court to pay restitution. (In the article the treasurer confirms that he's pleaded guilty to the theft, which took place between February 2019 and October 2023 — leaving Python NZ owing conference supplies around $55,000.) 'We had $26 in the bank accounts,' Eastman tells the site.
The group now has new transparency and accountability measures...

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