(KRON) — In a 2019 section on The Ellen DeGeneres Present, Stephen and Ayesha Curry helped one Oakland nonprofit with a shock. The Currys donated a plethora of items for the children on the East Oakland Boxing Affiliation (EOBA), together with a $50,000 money donation.
It seems {that a} former government director of the nonprofit, 38-year-old Oakland man Howard Solomon, is a part of a scheme that defrauded the East Oakland Boxing Affiliation, in line with the USA Division of Justice (DOJ). Solomon was main the nonprofit when the Currys stopped by the health club somewhat greater than 5 years in the past.
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Solomon is charged with mail fraud and tax evasion in a scheme in opposition to his former employer, a DOJ press launch on Monday introduced. Solomon served as government director for the nonprofit from 2017 till April 2021 — a job that features duties of “managing daily operations, soliciting contributions and fundraising, managing program and staff, overseeing budget and finances, and community outreach.”
In line with the DOJ, Solomon embezzled cash from the nonprofit for private use. He’s accused of utilizing the nonprofit’s cash to pay for a trip rental property, his Amazon orders and a Ford Explorer SUV.
Solomon can also be accused of depositing the $50,000 donation from the Currys into his private checking account, the DOJ mentioned. The ex-nonprofit chief allegedly falsified his taxes from 2018-2021.
If convicted, Solomon faces a most sentence of 20 years in jail and a superb of $250,000 or “twice the value of the property involved in the transactions for the count of mail fraud and five years in prison and a fine of $100,000 for each count of tax evasion,” the DOJ’s press launch mentioned.
The EOBA was based in 1987 and has a mission to assist children develop in areas extra than simply the boxing ring. It goals to serve children’ wellness within the classroom, residence and locally.
