{"id":218099,"date":"2020-02-09T15:29:03","date_gmt":"2020-02-09T21:29:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=218099"},"modified":"2020-02-08T01:13:02","modified_gmt":"2020-02-08T07:13:02","slug":"planned-parenthood-exec-embezzlement-criminal-staffers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/planned-parenthood-exec-embezzlement-criminal-staffers\/","title":{"rendered":"Planned Parenthood exec charged with embezzlement joins growing group of criminal staffers"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A former Planned Parenthood staffer has been charged with embezzling more than $100,000 from the organization. According to Chicago’s ABC affiliate<\/a>, Planned Parenthood of Illinois employee Andrea T. Peoples — listed as Director of Finance in the corporation’s past<\/a> annual report — was arrested January 6th for making unauthorized purchases using the company credit card between July 2015 and April 2017. “In April 2017, a routine financial reconciliation revealed the alleged embezzlement,” ABC\u00a0reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n

According to news outlet WBEZ<\/a>,\u00a0“Planned Parenthood said a routine audit nearly three years ago found that Peoples ’embezzled money from the organization\u2019s general operating funds.’ She had worked as the director of financial initiatives for the nonprofit, which takes in revenue of more than $40 million a year….”<\/p>\n

Peoples is also alleged to have stolen funds from another nonprofit which provides housing and other services to families affected by HIV and AIDS. She is due in court again on Feb. 13.<\/p>\n