SAN FRANCISCO (CN) — The former leader of a San Francisco nonprofit accused of misappropriating more than $1.2 million in public funds appeared in court for the first time Tuesday, asking a San Francisco judge to continue her arraignment.
Gwendolyn Westbrook, 71, the former Chief Executive Officer of the United Council for Human Services, a nonprofit that served homeless and low-income populations, faces nine felony charges, including one count of misappropriation of public funds, three counts of grand theft, one count of presenting a false invoice for payment and four counts of filing false California tax returns.
San Francisco Superior Court Judge Simon J. Frankel granted Westbrook’s request, setting a new arraignment date of March 9…