LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — A grand jury has indicted the previous government director of a Charlotte shelter on a legal cost of embezzlement, in line with the U.S. Division of Justice.
Teri Lyn Looney, 53, of Dimondale, is accused of embezzling round $95,000 from SIREN Eaton Shelter whereas she served because the nonprofit’s government director between June 2021 and Might 2023.
FILE // SIREN Eaton Shelter. (WLNS)
In keeping with U.S. Legal professional for the Western District of Michigan, Timothy VerHey, Looney was liable for the majority of the shelter’s operations — together with its finances and money reserves.
Officers with the nonprofit instructed 6 Information in 2023 that lacking funds have been found in a routine audit that 12 months, revealing somebody had taken cash from the shelter. In consequence, the shelter was compelled to launch a GoFundMe to make up for the dearth of funds.
SIREN Eaton Shelter, positioned on the jap aspect of Charlotte, has been round since 1994, and receives funding from varied federal companies, together with the U.S. Division of Justice’s Victims of Crimes Act program and the U.S. Division of Housing and City Improvement.
In keeping with its web site, the group usually focuses on homelessness and victims of home violence, offering shelter, meals, clothes, home goods, college provides, vacation presents, and disaster response providers. An informational flyer on their web site from 2024 says the nonprofit has needed to flip away 389 households as a result of “lack of available housing and funding.”
If convicted, Looney would face a most penalty of 10 years in jail, a effective of $250,000, and must pay restitution.
