The former CEO of the Minneapolis Regional Chamber of Commerce returned to federal court Monday, where he admitted stealing more than $200,000 as part of a years-long embezzlement scheme.

Jonathan Weinhagen pleaded guilty to one count of mail fraud in connection with $30,000 that the Chamber donated to Crimestoppers following the 2021 shootings of three children in north Minneapolis.

With the crimes still unsolved a year after the shootings, Weinhagen asked Crimestoppers to return the money and told the organization to send the check to his home, which he said falsely was the Chamber’s new mailing address. Responding to questions from Assistant U.S. Attorney Matthew Murphy, Weinhagen said that he used the cash to pay his personal expenses.

In exchange for the plea, prosecutors agreed to

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