Ex-CEO of Los Angeles Anti-Poverty Nonprofit Sentenced to Prison for Embezzlement

Published on December 13, 2023

LOS ANGELES—The ex-director of a now-closed Los Angeles anti-poverty agency—who was also a well-known fundraiser for former President Barack Obama—was sentenced Tuesday to six months behind bars and six months of home detention for embezzling money from the nonprofit. Howard Slingerland, 54, of Studio City, was also ordered to pay $760,470 in fines and restitution and serve 200 hours of community service, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. Mr. Slingerland pleaded guilty in January to embezzling and misappropriating thousands of dollars from the federally funded Youth Policy Institute, which provided education, job training, and other services to reduce youth poverty in Los Angeles....

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