Ex-con charged with misusing county grant funds for plastic surgery, vacations

SoCal nonprofit exec spent thousands in public money to lift breasts, tighten tummy, D.A. says

A former San Diego nonprofit executive has been accused of stealing more than $130,000 in public money intended to stop fentanyl overdose deaths and spending it on plastic surgeries, luxury trips to Hawaii and Disneyland, purebred dogs and more, authorities said.

Woman accused of embezzling San Diego County grant money to fund lavish lifestyle

The former chief operating officer of a nonprofit that contracted with San Diego County to distribute the anti-overdose medication Narcan has been charged with embezzling funds from the organization. Amy Knox, ex-COO of Harm Reduction Coalition of San Diego, is accused of taking over $130,000 in public funds to pay for personal expenses such as plastic surgery procedures, trips to Hawaii and Disneyland, and payments for her SDG&E and credit card…

Ex-con charged with misusing county grant funds for plastic surgery, vacations

The former chief operating officer of a nonprofit that contracted with San Diego County to distribute the anti-overdose medication Narcan has been charged with embezzling funds from the organization. Amy Knox, ex-COO of Harm Reduction Coalition of San Diego, is accused of taking over $130,000 in public funds to pay for personal expenses such as plastic surgery procedures, trips to Hawaii and Disneyland, and payments for her SDG&E and credit card…

DA Sounds Off on County Contractor Embezzlement Case

District Attorney Summer Stephan slammed county officials for failed checks and balances during a Wednesday press conference about a former nonprofit executive charged with allegedly misappropriating more than $134,000 in public funds. Refresher: Our Lisa Halverstadt broke the news that Amy Knox, who had managed the Harm Reduction Coalition of San Diego’s finances, was charged with three felony counts of misappropriation of public money and thre…

County funds for stopping overdoses instead went to personal vacations, prosecutors say

Plastic surgery. Streaming subscriptions. Trips to Disneyland and Hawaii. At least $132,000 in San Diego County funds were illegally spent on those and other personal expenses, prosecutors alleged this week. Even worse, that money was supposed to go toward preventing and reversing drug overdoses amid an ongoing opioid epidemic. Officials this week announced six felony charges against Amy J. Knox, 45, the former chief operating officer of the Har…

Former nonprofit COO accused of using grant money for cosmetic surgery

Prosecutors have charged the former chief operating officer of a San Diego nonprofit with embezzling public grant money intended to prevent fentanyl overdoses.