"Free Healthcare" Update: Self-rewarding Liberal whose mindset entitled compensation for self-righteousness suddenly becomes a victim of the law

December 7, 2013

A.G.: Queens nonprofit executive stole grant money 

ALBANY—A nonprofit executive accused of pocketing hundreds of thousands of local, state and federal grant funds intended for public services in New York City was arrested, the state attorney general's office announced Thursday.

Dorothy Ogundu, president of Angeldocs, Inc., a not-for-profit corporation billed as a health clinic for the poor, allegedly spent portions of 12 government grants to pay the mortgage and utilities on a commercial property she owned, make improvements to that property to increase its value, purchase and ship vehicles to Nigeria and make other personal purchases. The funds were intended to improve the clinic facility in Queens and help her operate it.

“Dorothy Ogundu pocketed hundreds of thousands of city, state and federal taxpayer dollars intended to help those who need it most with their health care costs,” Attorney General Eric Schneiderman said in a statement Thursday. “We will use every tool at our disposal to crack down on anyone abusing the public trust.”

Of the $373,000 in government grants Ogundu, a Nigerian doctor, is accused of stealing, $91,000 was from New York City, $87,000 was from the state and $195,000 was from the federal government.

Schneiderman has $373,000 of her assets, including bank accounts and real estate. He is seeking triple damages and penalties, totaling more than $500,000, for violation of the False Claims Act.

The investigation was a collaboration of the attorney general's office, the state comptroller's office and the New York City Department of Investigation.

source