Casa Ruby founder charged with fraud, laundering of pandemic relief funds

The founder of a nonprofit serving homeless LGBTQ youth who was sued by the District for allegedly diverting hundreds of thousands dollars meant for the group’s indigent clients to her personal bank accounts was criminally charged Wednesday with money laundering and using pandemic relief grants in the scheme. Fast, informative and written just for locals. Get The 7 DMV newsletter in your inbox every weekday morning. Ruby Corado, 53, the founder of Casa Ruby, allegedly fled the United States after financial irregularities at the nonprofit became public in 2022. She...