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Exhibit 426

A Cloud Of Mystery Remains Over Whistleblower Complaint Against LDS Church

Exhibit 426 ยท News report

A Cloud Of Mystery Remains Over Whistleblower Complaint Against LDS Church

He prepared a 74-page complaint with his twin brother, Lars, to send to the IRS whistleblower program.

Reports that a former Ensign Peak employee, who resigned in 2019, prepared a 74-page complaint with his twin brother to send to the IRS whistleblower program, and that an IRS spokesman in Utah could not confirm any investigation. The article states that the Washington Post and Religion Unplugged reported on the complaint in 2019.

Source
Religion Unplugged
Date
30 March 2021
Quoted from
Article, paragraph beginning "The whistleblower identified as David A. Nielsen"
Grade
Reported
Document
https://religionunplugged.com/news/2021/3/30/a-cloud-of-mystery-remains-over-whistleblower-complaint-against-lds-church
Accessed
2026-11-09
Cited by
Findings citing this exhibit
Note
Secondhand. A primary document would be the complaint itself or an IRS response. The article does not give the date the complaint was sent, the author's job title or the date of the first report.

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Finding REL-4.6
Reported Religion Unplugged reported on 30 March 2021 that a former Ensign Peak employee prepared a 74-page complaint to send to the IRS whistleblower program, and that an IRS spokesman in Utah could not confirm any investigation. No public IRS outcome has been found. By the Church's own account the SEC first expressed concern about Ensign Peak's reporting in June 2019.