San Diego County Chief Administrative Officer Ebony Shelton announced Monday the county is formally reviewing its internal contracting processes following embezzlement charges against a nonprofit executive.
In February, Amy Knox, the former chief operating officer of Harm Reduction Coalition of San Diego, which contracted with the county to distribute the anti-overdose medication Narcan, was charged with embezzling funds from the organization.
Knox is accused of taking more than $130,000 in public funds to pay for personal expenses such as plastic surgery procedures, trips to Hawaii and Disneyland, and payments for her SDG&E and credit card bills…