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Former California charity CEO charged with stealing $1.2m in public funds

Feb 24, 2026Center Left

Gwendolyn Westbrook, ex-CEO of a San Francisco homeless non-profit, is accused of using public funds for personal useThe former CEO of a San Francisco homeless services charity will be arraigned Tuesday on nine felony charges after prosecutors said she stole more than $1.2m 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 non-profit serving homeless and low-income people, according to a statement Monday from the district attorney’s office. Continue reading...

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Former California charity CEO charged with stealing $1.2m in public funds

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