US EditionFormer CEO Charged with Embezzling $5.2M From a Camp for Sick Kids Co-Founded by Paul Newman
Christopher L. Butler allegedly stole $5.2 million over seven years by writing fraudulent checks and tampering with records, discovered by a new controller in 2025.
- On Jan. 12, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office said former Painted Turtle chief executive Christopher L. Butler was charged with embezzling $5 million and 15 felony counts.
- Serving at times as controller, Butler allegedly concealed transactions until a newly hired controller discovered irregularities in August, prosecutors say.
- According to the complaint, Butler wrote thousands of fraudulent checks, tampered with computer records last year, and stole organization computers, causing about $50,000 in property loss or damage.
- He is being held on $835,000 bail and prosecutors say the case will be handled by Deputy District Attorney Steve Dickman, and
- The Painted Turtle, which relies on donations, has brought in independent auditors and cooperated fully with law enforcement while spokesperson Glenn Bozarth said it plans to continue programming despite recovery questions.
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Former CEO charged with embezzling $5.2M from a camp for sick kids co-founded by Paul Newman
The former CEO of a nonprofit camp for kids with serious medical conditions has been been charged with 15 felonies after prosecutors said he embezzled more than $5 million from the camp co-founded by Paul Newman.
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union-bulletin.comEx-CEO of Paul Newman-founded nonprofit for sick kids embezzled over $5 million, prosecutors say
The former chief executive of the Painted Turtle, a nonprofit that operates camps for ill children, has been accused of embezzling more than $5 million from the organization.
Ex-CEO of children’s camp charged with embezzling $5.2 Million
A former chief executive officer of The Painted Turtle, a nonprofit camp for children with chronic and life-threatening medical conditions, has been charged for embezzling $5.2 million from the organization, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office said on Monday, Jan. 12. Christopher L. Butler, 49, of Porter Ranch faces nine felony counts of grand theft, five felony counts of forgery and, one felony count of fraudulent use of a compute…
CEO charged with embezzling $5.2M from Paul Newman-founded organization for children
The former CEO of a Southern California nonprofit camp for children with serious medical conditions has been charged with embezzling more than $5 million from the organization, prosecutors said. Christopher L. Butler, 49, is charged with 15 felony counts, including nine counts of grand theft, five counts of forgery and one count of fraudulent use [...]
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