SAN DIEGO — A former executive of a San Diego nonprofit pleaded not guilty Wednesday to felony charges accusing her of misappropriating more than $130,000 in public funds intended to combat the opioid epidemic.
Prosecutors allege Amy Knox, the former chief operating officer of Harm Reduction San Diego, used county grant money for personal expenses, including cosmetic plastic surgeries, trips to Hawaii and Disneyland, high-end clothing, utility bills and credit card payments.
The nonprofit had been awarded more than $5 million in county grants, including $4.2 million specifically for Narcan distribution and other harm-reduction efforts aimed at preventing fentanyl deaths…