"Ruby Corado, the founder of Washington DC trans shelter Casa Ruby, was sentenced on Tuesday to 33 months in prison. Corado, 56, pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud. The one-time executive director of the nonprofit was accused of diverting at least $150,000 in taxpayer-backed emergency COVID relief funds to private offshore bank accounts for her personal use, the Department of Justice said."
""Corado received more than $1.3 million from the Paycheck Protection Program and the Economic Injury Disaster Loan program for the non-profit Casa Ruby," said U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro. "Instead of using the funds as promised, Corado stole over $950,000, transferred at least $150,000 to bank accounts in El Salvador, and hid it from the IRS." In her statement, Pirro, the former Fox News host and longtime Trump stalwart, identified Corado by both her chosen and dead names."
"Corado was arrested by federal agents at a motel in Maryland after she unexpectedly returned to the United States in March 2024. She pleaded guilty to the wire fraud charge that July. In addition to the 33-month prison term, U.S. District Judge Trevor N. McFadden ordered Corado to serve two years of supervised release and to pay $956,215 in restitution to the Small Business Administration."
Ruby Corado, 56, pleaded guilty to wire fraud and received a 33-month prison sentence. Prosecutors said Corado diverted at least $150,000 to private offshore bank accounts and stole over $950,000 of more than $1.3 million in PPP and EIDL funds designated for Casa Ruby. Corado returned to the U.S. unexpectedly in March 2024 and was arrested at a Maryland motel; she pleaded guilty in July. A judge ordered two years of supervised release and $956,215 in restitution to the Small Business Administration. Casa Ruby shuttered transitional housing, ceased key operations, and accrued substantial unpaid rent and fees.
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