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Clinic President Must Forfeit $2 Million In Funds Used for Personal Benefit

Clinic President Must Forfeit $2 Million In Funds Used for Personal Benefit

Clinic President Must Forfeit $2 Million In Funds Used for Personal Benefit

After theft and fraud convictions, Court orders repayment of money received for excessive rent, renovations, and theft
The former board president of a nonprofit mental health clinic in Philadelphia has been ordered by a federal District Court to forfeit $2,041,750 in funds she improperly acquired from the Clinic for her personal benefit. She had previously been convicted on 53 counts of fraud, theft and false statements on tax returns for her various schemes. Renee Tartaglione became the president of the Juniata Community Mental Health Clinic and engineered an elaborate scheme to siphon funds from the agency, which is spelled out in detail in the Court’s opinion. In 2007, Tartaglione acquired for $317,000 the property in which the Clinic was operating and paying a $4,500 monthly rental. Less than a month...

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