A former executive director of the San Francisco Human Rights Commission was arrested on Monday on suspicion of misusing millions of dollars.
Sheryl Davis, the former director of the city department focused on civil rights and equity, is facing several felony charges after an 18-month investigation revealed that she was allegedly steering public funds to a nonprofit and for her own benefit.
Davis is accused of diverting millions of dollars worth of the city’s money to other nonprofits, including Collective Impact, a nonprofit where she previously worked. James Spingola, who was in charge of the organization at the time and lived with Davis, is also accused in the scheme and is facing four felony counts, the office of San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins said in a news release…