Why Should Delaware Care?Youth services for hundreds of New Castle County children face uncertainty as finances at the Police Athletic League of Delaware are probed. The nonprofit is one of dozens of private organizations that are regularly funded by taxpayers. For years, it also was one of a handful to be led by a state lawmaker.
Delaware law enforcement is investigating the finances of a taxpayer-funded nonprofit that up until last month had been led by former Speaker of the House Valerie Longhurst, according to two independent sources with knowledge of the inquiry.
As part of the investigation, the New Castle County Police Department is probing how the nonprofit – called the Police Athletic League of Delaware – spent millions of taxpayer dollars it received in recent years, including federal COVID relief money, said the sources, who each requested anonymity due to the ongoing nature of the investigation…