Mary E. Guinard, 35, of Meridian, Idaho, plead guilty today to embezzling more than $100,000 from the Boise, Idaho affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure for which she served as director. According to prosecutors, between June 2007 and August 2008, Guinard stole $74,000 by writing some 20 unauthorized checks payable to herself and made $42,000 in unauthorized credit card charges. She also took two laptop computers and a television, without authorization. Guinard, who was arrested August 25th and originally charged with two counts of grand theft and seven counts of forgery, pleaded guilty today to one count of grand theft and one count of forgery with a recommendation by the prosecutor that she be sentenced to 28 years in prison. Sentencing is set for January 5, 2009.
Read the story here, here and here.
Yet another non-profit abused by its director. Lack of controls and oversight plague non-profits, especially a branch as in this case. Luckily Guinard was caught before she caused too much damage to the charity.
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