Riverside County District Attorney's Office unravels not-for-profit deceit

As with many schools across the nation, a public high school in Riverside County, California takes pride in the clubs and extracurriculars offered to students. With that comes the need to fundraise and pay dues so the clubs can operate. With a large high school, that can result in a lot of money moving--in this case around $5.5M over a four-year period. Thus, an opportunity for a Not-For-Profit Corporation to step in and help manage the money arose.

One individual took on increasingly greater leadership roles, until she effectively gained complete control of the Corporation. Parents at the high school noticed things were not being handled properly. Missing checks and delayed payments prompted the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department to launch an investigation and identify persuasive evidence of wrongdoing. After referring the matter to the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office for prosecution, a full population data review with Valid8 was undertaken.

With the Riverside County DA’s Office having to sort through thousands of transactions over a four-year period, they needed to bring in a solution to help process the data effectively. So, they turned to Valid8.