MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A Minneapolis nonprofit has suspended its longtime chief executive after a state audit found the agency had spent lavishly on trips and personal expenses.
The Star Tribune (https://strib.mn/1qoQ8ue) reports the board of Community Action of Minneapolis approved CEO Bill Davis’ indefinite suspension on Monday.
The suspension comes two weeks after the organization was shut down by the state after an audit by the Department of Human Services found leaders of the organization spent more than $800,000 between 2011 and 2013 in taxpayer money on travel, a celebrity cruise, spa visits and a personal car loan to Davis.
A message left for Davis was not immediately returned Tuesday.
In an interview last month, Davis defended the financial management of the organization, which gets about half its funding from tax dollars.
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Information from: Star Tribune, https://www.startribune.com
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