Austin Woman Gets 4 Years for Stealing $1.7M from Federal Non-Profit
· Texas Border Business
Star Rana Jackson, a former Executive Director of the American Indian Center of Arkansas (AICA), has been sentenced to four years in federal prison for wire fraud. Jackson, 50, from Austin, embezzled over $1.7 million from AICA, a non-profit funded by federal grants. She pleaded guilty to the charges and was also ordered to pay nearly $1.8 million in restitution. During her tenure, Jackson misappropriated funds from various grants, including $30,000 from the Department of Education and $40,000 from the Department of Health and Human Services, using the money for personal expenses. The investigation was led by the FBI.
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