"Between November 2017 and June 2023, Grant deposited charity funds into her personal account and created fraudulent records to cover her tracks, prosecutors said. Grant spent the stolen money on, among other things, first-class air travel, floor seats for a Golden State Warriors game, and a condominium in Hawaii, prosecutors said. According to her attorneys, Grant initially took the money to make ends meet but later used the money to give her daughter and her experiences and a life she could not otherwise afford."
"Ms. Grant is extremely remorseful and ashamed of her actions in this case that led to her taking approximately $1.6 million from JA, Grant's attorneys wrote in a sentencing memorandum. Grant's attorneys argued their client should be sentenced to five years of probation. Such a sentence, in addition to the collateral consequences of Ms. Grant's first felony and federal offense, is serious, they wrote in the memorandum."
Carrie Lynn Grant, 62, served as financial manager for Junior Achievement of Northern California and pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud on Aug. 11. Between November 2017 and June 2023, Grant deposited charity funds into her personal account and created fraudulent records to conceal the theft of approximately $1.6 million. Grant spent the stolen money on first-class air travel, floor seats for a Golden State Warriors game, and a condominium in Hawaii. Grant's attorneys stated she initially took funds to make ends meet and later to provide experiences for her daughter. U.S. District Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin sentenced Grant to 27 months in prison and three years of supervised release, with her sentence to begin March 9.
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