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vetting their own organizations and management.
The executive director of a Philadelphia nonprofit has
been charged in draining more than $85,000 from the organization’s bank
accounts for personal expenses.
Rodnell Griffin, 67, was head of the Hunting Park
Neighborhood Advisory Committee in North Philadelphia. According to an
indictment unsealed today, Griffin used the nonprofit’s bank cards more than 500
times to make withdrawals between January 2007 and October 2013. At least 10 of
those withdrawals were from ATMs at the Sugarhouse and Parx casinos.
According to the indictment, the nonprofit’s board of
directors did not know that any ATM cards existed for the organization until
October 2013. In addition to the $85,000, the withdrawals incurred more than
$5,300 in bank fees and charges.
Griffin's attorney, Geoffrey Johnson of Jenkintown,
declined to comment.
Charged with wire fraud in connection with the scheme to
defraud, if found guilty Griffin faces up to three years in prison, three years
of supervised release, restitution to the organization and a $1,000 special
assessment.
Source: Philly.com
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