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Ex-Director Of Nassau County Charity Sentenced For Embezzling Over $1M Ex-Director Of Nassau County Charity Sentenced For Embezzling Over $1M
Ex-Director Of Nassau County Charity Sentenced For Embezzling Over $1M The former executive director of a New York charity is heading to federal prison after being convicted of embezzling more than $1 million to fund a life of luxury. Long Island resident Wafa Abboud, age 55, of Merrick, was sentenced to nearly three years behind bars in federal court in Brooklyn on Wednesday, Jan. 11.  It followed her convictions on charges of embezzling funds, bank fraud, and money laundering after a two-week jury trial in July 2019. Earlier Report: Ex-Director Convicted Of Stealing Nearly $1M From Long Island Charity Prosecutors said Abboud ran Human First, a no…

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Woman Who Worked As Director Of Lynbrook Charity Convicted Of Stealing $1 Million For Luxuries Woman Who Worked As Director Of Lynbrook Charity Convicted Of Stealing $1 Million For Luxuries
Woman Who Worked As Director Of Lynbrook Charity Convicted Of Stealing $1 Million For Luxuries A federal jury convicted a Merrick woman who is the former director of a Long Island Charity of stealing almost $1 million for luxury items such as vacations and cosmetic surgeries. Wafa Abboud, 51, the former executive director of Human First, a charity in Lynbrook that serves developmentally disabled people, was convicted of embezzling funds, bank fraud, and money laundering.  The verdict followed a two-week trial before United States District Judge Edward R. Korman in Brooklyn.  When sentenced, Abboud faces up to 30 years imprisonment. Richard P. Donoghue, United States…

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Ex-Director Convicted Of Stealing Nearly $1M From Long Island Charity Ex-Director Convicted Of Stealing Nearly $1M From Long Island Charity
Ex-Director Convicted Of Stealing Nearly $1M From Long Island Charity The former Executive Director of a not-for-profit organization on Long Island has been convicted of embezzling nearly a million dollars from the charity to live a life of luxury. Wafa Abboud, 56, of Merrick, who once ran Human First, which is based out of Nassau County, was found guilty of embezzling funds, bank fraud and money laundering following a two-week trial in Brooklyn federal court. From January 2011 until she was let go from Health First - which provides services to developmentally disabled people - was the charity’s executive director and was in charge of distributing the organiz…

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