加利福尼亚州非营利董事因将2300美元的无家可归者援助转而用于奢侈开支而被捕。
California nonprofit director arrested for diverting $23M in homeless aid to luxury expenses.
42岁的Alexander Soofer,42岁,加利福尼亚非营利性博爱祝福组织执行主任,据称挪用了2 300多万美元的政府资金,用于帮助无家可归者支付个人奢侈费用,因此因联邦电线欺诈指控而被捕。
Alexander Soofer, 42, executive director of the California nonprofit Abundant Blessings, was arrested on federal wire fraud charges after allegedly diverting more than $23 million in government funds intended to help homeless people for personal luxury expenses.
检察官声称,他把这笔钱花在一所700万美元的住宅、一辆豪华车、私立学校学费、旅行和高档购物上,而与会者只得到拉面和罐头豆等基本膳食。
Prosecutors claim he spent the money on a $7 million home, a luxury vehicle, private school tuition, travel, and high-end shopping, while participants received only basic meals such as ramen and canned beans.
当局声称他伪造文件,组成了一个虚假的董事会,并谎报付款以掩盖阴谋。
Authorities claim he falsified documents, formed a fictitious board of directors, and misrepresented payments to conceal the scheme.
该案是联邦打击无家可归问题筹资腐败的更大努力的一部分,引起了对公共支出监督的关切。
The case, which is part of a larger federal effort to combat corruption in homelessness funding, raises concerns about oversight of public spending.
Soofer如果被定罪,可能会面临长达20年的监禁。
Soofer could face up to 20 years in prison if convicted.