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Title: Former head of foster care agency accused of embezzling agency money... Post by: seahorse on May 11, 2017, 06:58:08 AM Former head of foster care agency ::MonkeyTears:: accused of embezzling agency money for luxury purchases, trips ... By Maxine Bernstein | The Oregonian/Oregon Live on May 10, 2017 at 4:25 PM, updated May 10, 2017 at 8:51 PM Comments 18 A federal grand jury has charged a Portland woman with theft of more than $800,000 from a foster care agency where she had served as president and executive director. An indictment charges Mary Holden Ayala, 56, with theft, money laundering and filing false personal tax returns. Snipped She spent the money that was intended to support foster care services, children and families on her own luxury retail purchases, trips and vacations to casinos, on mortgage loan payments and remodeling projects for her home in West Linn and to support independent business ventures, the indictment alleges. Read more: :smt023 http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2017/05/former_head_of_foster_care_age.html#incart_river_index :smt023 https://www.justice.gov/usao-or/pr/mary-holden-ayala-charged-theft-over-800000-oregon-foster-care-agency-give-us-day :study: https://www.justice.gov/usao-or/press-release/file/965436/download |