Source: SFGate
“The former CEO of a San Francisco homeless services charity will be arraigned Tuesday on nine felony charges after prosecutors said she stole more than $1.2 million in public funds meant to keep people off the streets. Gwendolyn Westbrook, 71, 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, according to a statement Monday from the district attorney’s office. ‘Prosecutors allege that between 2019 and 2023, Ms. Westbrook engaged in unauthorized self-payments, improper cash withdrawals, and fraudulent reimbursement practices that diverted public funds for personal use,’ the statement said. She faces charges including misappropriation of public funds, grand theft and filing false California tax returns. Her arraignment was scheduled for Tuesday afternoon.” (02/24/26)
https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/former-san-francisco-homeless-services-ceo-21938959.php