CNA Staff, Aug 12, 2020 / 13:07 pm
The former assistant superintendent of Catholic schools in Washington, D.C., has been charged with embezzling close to half a million dollars from the archdiocese over an eight-year period.
Kenneth Gaughan, 41, has been charged in two separate schemes to steal money from the Archdiocese of Washington, D.C., and the federal Paycheck Protection Program put in place to help small businesses during the coronavirus pandemic.
"We will not tolerate exploitation of this national emergency for personal gain," said Acting U.S. Attorney Michael Sherwin in a press release.
"This Office will not allow fraudsters to steal taxpayer money intended to help small businesses that are currently struggling as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic."