"A U.S. District Court judge sentenced Corado, 56, to 33 months in federal prison and ordered her to pay $956,215 in restitution for wire fraud tied to pandemic relief funds awarded to Casa Ruby. The restitution matches the full amount of federal funds the organization received, funds prosecutors say were obtained under false pretenses and, in part, funneled to private offshore bank accounts."
"Prosecutors said Corado used funds from the Paycheck Protection Program and Economic Injury Disaster Loan program, designed to help nonprofits maintain operations through the COVID-19 pandemic, to divert at least $150,000 abroad while Casa Ruby collapsed under financial strain. The nonprofit shuttered in 2022 after failing to pay rent, closing transitional housing programs, and leaving many LGBTQ+ clients without support. Corado had fled to El Salvador as the organization entered crisis and was arrested in March 2024 after returning to the United States."
Ruby Jade Corado, a Salvadoran immigrant who founded Casa Ruby to support homeless and transgender youth in Washington, D.C., was sentenced to 33 months in federal prison and ordered to pay $956,215 in restitution for wire fraud tied to pandemic relief funds. Prosecutors say she obtained Paycheck Protection Program and Economic Injury Disaster Loan funds under false pretenses and diverted at least $150,000 to private offshore accounts. Casa Ruby collapsed in 2022 after failing to pay rent and closing programs, leaving many clients without support. Corado fled to El Salvador during the crisis and was arrested in March 2024 upon returning to the United States. Defense attorneys argued she was overwhelmed by the complexities of running a multicultural service organization amid political and financial pressures.
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