Project Veritas is suing its founder, James O'Keefe, his new investigative journalism outfit, and two of the employees that followed him over after he left the company, claiming irreparable harm.

O'Keefe founded Project Veritas in 2010.

TheBlaze previously reported that he had been placed on leave in early February, with the organization contemplating ousting him from his role of chairman.

Project Veritas' board of directors provided confirmation of this turn of events in a Feb. 20 statement, noting that O'Keefe had been "suspended indefinitely pending the resolution of a fulsome investigation and clarity which will need to be provided by a third party investigative audit report."

O'Keefe subsequently indicated that he had been suspended earlier on Feb. 10 without compensation as the result of a 3-2 board vote. The board reportedly also stripped him of his authority and limited his access to proprietary information.

After 13 years with the company, O'Keefe ultimately said his farewells to the Project Veritas staff in a Presidents' Day address, in which he drew a parallel to the termination of Steve Jobs from Apple, a company the late tech magnate had similarly founded.

O'Keefe recalled a statement from a former board member, who said, "Project Veritas will never be stopped from the outside. It will only be because we stopped ourselves" and amended it to say that Project Veritas will only be defeated "if they take our spirit."

That month, he founded the O'Keefe Media Group.

OMG states on its website it is "building an army of investigators and exposers along with the most elite journalists in the world."

The suit accuses O'Keefe of breach of contract for having allegedly violated the company's employee agreement.

The complaint specifically alleges that, contrary to the terms of the agreement, O'Keefe:

Extra to complaining of losing face, talent, and donors to O'Keefe, Project Veritas indicated that its founder also made off with equipment.

The lawsuit further accuses O'Keefe of:

The suit names R.C. Maxwell and Anthony Iatropoulos as defendants, similarly accusing them of breaking their employment agreements. Both Maxwell and Iatropoulos are said to have absconded with a Project Veritas laptops.

Project Veritas is demanding a jury trial on all claims and defenses, at least wherever possible.

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