In just the past 24 hours there seems to be a pattern developing in charity fraud at agencies that serve clients with disabilities. We'll continue to monitor to see if it continues.
In Austin Texas, a former ARC of Texas employee is under investigation for allegedly stealing at least $230,000 from the trust funds of clients.
In Ventura County, California, an employees is facing a number of forgery and grand theft charges in connection with the embezzlement of $425,000, over 8 years, from the Arc of Ventura County.
In Anchorage, Alaska, police have charged a bookkeeper with nine felonies for embezzling nearly over $93,000 from the ASSETS, INC accounts of 28 clients with intellectual disabilities over a 13 year period.
New: In Bismarck, North Dakota,the former executive director of the Arc is charged with embezzling over $7,500
New: In Bismarck, North Dakota,the former executive director of the Arc is charged with embezzling over $7,500
There obviously is a lack of internal controls as well as governance failures to have these frauds last for such long periods.
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