A Pleasant Hill woman was given over two years in federal prison for embezzling from a Walnut Creek based charity for underserved youth, the U.S. Department of Justice announced.

Carrie Lynn Grant, 62, embezzled over $1.6 million between 2017 and 2023 when she worked as finance manager for a nonprofit organization that provided educational materials and programs for young people, prosecutors said. She pleaded guilty to wire fraud in August.

According to the DOJ, Grant deposited money from the charity into her own personal bank account and created fake records to cover her tracks. She spent the money on first-class plane tickets to luxury vacations, floor seats at a Golden State Warriors game, box seats at a San Francisco 49ers game and a condo in Hawaii. Grant was given 27 months in fede

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