The former chief financial officer of a Dallas-based charity for children was recently sentenced to five years in prison after he pled guilty to wire fraud.
Federal prosecutors accused former Child and Family Guidance Center CFO Jeffrey Scott Keehn of a scheme that stole about $2.1 million from the nonprofit from 2016 to 2023. Keehn, 55, used the nonprofit’s checking account to write fraudulent checks to himself. He falsely claimed the payments were being made to medical providers and other vendors.
Each payment was less than $10,000 because the nonprofit required payments that exceeded that amount needed to be reviewed by higher-ups. In total, he submitted about 250 checks into three different bank accounts in his name, according to court documents reviewed by The Dallas Morning News.
The nonprofit’s mission is to provide affordable mental health services to children and families.
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Scammers capitalize on major disasters or heart-wrenching stories to solicit donations for non-existent charities. They often use names that are very similar to well-known, legitimate organizations to confuse donors.