The California Attorney General has sued a major Long Beach food bank, alleging leaders at the nonprofit misappropriated more than $10 million in state and federal funds to finance personal purchases, prop up businesses they owned, or enrich their friends and family members.
The 164-page lawsuit filed March 25, is the latest twist in the saga of the Foodbank of Southern California, which was raided in late September by CHP officers. Nearly simultaneously, California’s Department of Social Services terminated the nonprofit’s contract to distribute state aid — shutting down most of its operations.
Before that crackdown, misconduct at the food bank was allowed to fester for years, according to the lawsuit…