WASHINGTON — A D.C. man is under arrest and facing embezzlement charges for allegedly stealing from the nonprofit he worked at, according to an indictment unsealed Friday.
Jarrett Lewis is accused of embezzling over $320,000 from the nonprofit after being arrested on Thursday. The indictment alleges that between October 2021 and October 2022, while serving as the director of finance for the nonprofit, Lewis carried out a scheme to defraud his employer.
The indictment alleges that, at least 35 times, Lewis used his position to misdirect hundreds of thousands of dollars in payments to bank accounts he controlled. He falsely sent these payments to a vendor that did not exist for "digital" services and created other false documentation to hide this. Lewis also allegedly misused the nonprofit's credit card at least 11 times to buy flights for friends and family.
Lewis is charged with nine counts of wire fraud. If convicted, he faces up to 20 years in prison.
This case was investigated by the FBI’s Washington Field Office. It is being prosecuted by the Fraud, Public Corruption, and Civil Rights Section of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia.
The nonprofit that was stolen from will not be named as they are a victim in this indictment.
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