US EditionFormer San Francisco homeless services CEO charged with misspending $1.2 million in public funds
Gwendolyn Westbrook faces nine felony counts for misusing $1.2 million in public funds intended for San Francisco’s unhoused, prosecutors allege.
- The former CEO of a San Francisco nonprofit providing homeless services, Gwendolyn Westbrook, was charged with 9 felonies for allegedly misappropriating over $1.2 million in public funds between 2019 and 2023.
- Prosecutors allege Westbrook used unauthorized self-payments, improper cash withdrawals, and fraudulent reimbursement practices to divert public funds for personal use, including purchasing vehicles for herself and relatives.
- A 2022 city audit found widespread issues at the nonprofit under Westbrook's leadership, including improper tenant placement, failure to calculate rents accurately, and circumvention of hiring processes.
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Former CEO of SF homeless services nonprofit charged with misspending $1.2 million in public funds
The San Francisco DA's office says that between 2019 and 2023, 71-year-old Gwendolyn Westbrook raided the accounts of the United Council for Human Services while she had "near-exclusive financial control" over the nonprofit serving homeless and low-income people.
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Former San Francisco homeless services CEO charged with misspending $1.2 million in public funds
The former CEO of a San Francisco homeless services charity will faces nine felony charges after prosecutors said she stole more than $1.2 million in public funds meant to keep people off the streets.
S.F. Homeless Nonprofit CEO Charged with Nine Felonies for Allegedly Misappropriating over $1M in Public Funds
Gwendolyn Westbrook, former CEO of a San Francisco-based homelessness nonprofit, was charged with nine felony counts after allegedly misappropriating more than $1.2 million in public funds.
Yet Another SF Nonprofit CEO, Who Allegedly Stole $1.2 Million, Criminally Charged With Misuse of Public Money
Criminal charges just came down on a former SF homelessness nonprofit CEO accused of buying a Tesla with public money, among a slew of other financial improprieties, and she's facing nine felony charges.We know that San Francisco has had a number of nonprofit spending scandals over the last several years and it is quite difficult to keep track of them all. But one involving the former CEO of a Bayview homelessness nonprofit called United Council…
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