A Minnesota nonprofit tasked with dealing with the ramifications of the federal crackdown on illegal immigration in Minneapolis could not answer the call because its directors had allegedly squandered $6.5 million in charitable funds to bankroll their lavish lifestyle and operate a private liquor store.
According to a lawsuit filed against “We Push for Peace” and announced by Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison, the litigation also named its former CEO and founder Trahern Pollard and former treasurer and chair Jaclyn McGuigan as defendants.
The nonprofit, which held lucrative contracts for community outreach and violence prevention, was driven into the ground by “rampant abuse of assets” as well as “lying” to the attorney general during its investigation, and ultimately causing the demise of the nonprofit “to steal its business for personal gain,” according to a statement by the office Friday…