Sorry to hear about your troubles. Probably the last thing you need is advice. But let me just share how things worked out for me in a similar situation.
I used to work for a conservative policy group in D.C. I have the distinction of being fired from the same job twice. The first time, there was a coup against the Executive Director. She was fired for financial mismanagement (although later info revealed it wasn't completely her fault). I had just turned 30. By the end of our Annual Meeting (of which I was in charge), I was put in charge of 2/3 of the organization and was in over my head (the group is national in scope). Eventually, along with everyone else in any type of management position, I was fired.
I was stupid enough to go back three months later when they hired the new E.D. Actually I had to. I had no other offers and the Mrs. was pregnant. I stayed there another five years. In December of 1990 I was diagnosed with cancer, went thru the treatment and am fine. During that time members of the Board came to me and asked for inside information. I shared an office with the accountant. I knew there were two sets of books. Against my better judgement (I think if I'd been well I would've said no) I gave it to them. It backfired and the E.D. found out about all of it. But I had protection on the Board. That protection left at the end of the summer in 1993.
The day I filed my Friday weekly report and told the E.D. I'd had my last follow up Cat-Scan, he fired me.
BUT, two weeks later George Allen was elected Governor of Virginia. When he went into office, I was offered a job with his Cabinet staff. In the meantime I got to volunteer for Jack Kemp and attend the Super Bowl in Atlanta.
It lead to our moving to Richmond and being able to buy a house that would've cost us five times as much in D.C.
And, the icing on the cake: A year later the Board went to THAT E.D. and said "you can resign or go to jail."
Don't know if that helps. But just wanted to let you know you've got my axe.
Heh.... I think it is a delicate time to be using that figure of speech. He already got one axe today that didn't help him much!