Categories: U.S.

Former manager of WV disaster recovery group sentenced to over 3 years for theft

close Video

Fox News Flash top headlines for January 11

Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what’s clicking on Foxnews.com.

A former finance manager of a nonprofit organization that assists West Virginia disaster victims was sentenced Thursday to more than three years in prison for the theft of $871,000 from the group.

Benjamin Cisco, 30, of Charleston was sentenced in federal court for his May 2023 guilty plea to two counts of wire fraud. He was ordered to pay full restitution.

West Virginia University Vice President Rob Alsop is set to resign.

Cisco was a finance and operations manager for the state chapter of the Arlington, Virginia-based Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster, or VOAD.

Court records showed Cisco transferred money from the nonprofit’s accounts more than 100 times for his personal use and claimed travel reimbursements he wasn’t authorized to receive.

CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP

Among its work, VOAD’s state chapter was heavily involved in rebuilding bridges and homes after 2016 floods decimated parts of the state and left 23 people dead.

State lawmakers recently requested an audit of the group, which has received more than $27 million in funding since 2016.

Share

Recent Posts

Check if your passwords were stolen in huge leak

If you have not checked your credentials lately, now is the time.  A staggering 1.3…

56 minutes ago

Elon Musk teases a future run by robots

Elon Musk has shared a new, alarming video on social media that paints a world…

8 hours ago

Chinese hackers turned AI tools into an automated attack machine

Cybersecurity has been reshaped by the rapid rise of advanced artificial intelligence tools, and recent…

1 day ago

Apple Watch sleep score: What your number really means

Apple added a new Sleep Score feature that gives you a single number to sum…

1 day ago

Find a lost phone that is off or dead

Losing your phone can leave you in panic mode, especially when the battery dies. The…

2 days ago

Fox News AI Newsletter: How to stop AI from scanning your email

IN TODAY’S NEWSLETTER: - How to stop Google AI from scanning your Gmail- IRS to…

2 days ago