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The San Francisco City Attorney’s Office announced Tuesday it has reached a $1 million settlement with a homeless services nonprofit, which it had previously accused of nepotism and fraud.
Under the agreement, Providence Foundation of San Francisco admitted wrongdoing, removed employees who participated in the misconduct, reimbursed the city for fraudulent invoices and paid current and former employees who were denied holiday pay, among other concessions.
“I’m proud we were able to resolve this amicably,” City Attorney David Chiu told KQED. “This is a great example of how an organization can turn itself around and do the right thing.”…