Former San Francisco Homeless Services CEO Facing Nine Felony Charges After Misspending $1.2M in Public Funds

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.

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