The Fresno Arts Council, which lost $1.5 million of taxpayer money in an alleged embezzlement scandal that remains under investigation, has parted ways with its longtime executive director, Lilia Gonzales-Chavez.
“News about the alleged embezzlement at the Fresno Arts Council has understandably brought shock and disappointment. We hear you, we share those concerns, and we are taking action,” the arts council’s board of directors said in a statement Friday afternoon.
It’s not immediately clear if Gonzales-Chavez will remain with the organization in a separate capacity or the date when she may have departed the organization…