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MIAMI, FLORIDA - A highly-paid healthcare executive has admitted to stealing $4million from a nonprofit and spending the money on luxury items - including a golden golf cart.
Charmaine Gatlin, 52, defrauded the fundraising arm of Jackson Health System, a nonprofit that provides care to the residents of Miami-Dade County, for 10 years.
She was originally arrested in May and pleaded not guilty at the time.
Despite having a salary that ranged from $185,000 to $290,000, Gatlin defrauded the foundation she worked for out of at least $4.3million between 2014 and 2024.
She directed funds to herself, her relatives, or unrelated entities, rather than to Jackson Health System, according to the United States Attorney's Office in the Southern District of Florida.
'Jackson Health System and Jackson Health Foundation have worked closely with the government throughout the course of this investigation and will continue to support their efforts for the duration of this criminal case.', CEO of Jackson Health System Carlos Migoya told Becker's Hospital Review.
'Stealing from a charity that supports a public hospital system is especially reprehensible because it directly impacts the sick, needy, and most vulnerable.', the statement went on to say.
Gatlin approved roughly $2million in invoices from Georgia-based audiovisual company American Sound Design for services that were never rendered.
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