Connecticut Grand Jury Indicts Ex-Nonprofit Executive Director

Aug. 4, 2023, 7:20 PM UTC

A federal grand jury in Hartford, Conn., has returned an indictment charging Michele Devine with fraud and theft offenses in connection with her role as the former executive director of the Southeastern Regional Action Council on Substance Abuse Inc., according to a Friday news release.

Devine entered a plea of not guilty before US Magistrate Judge Robert A. Richardson and was released on a $25,000 unsecured bond, the US Attorney’s Office for the District of Connecticut said.

She has been charged with nine counts of wire fraud and two counts of theft from an agency receiving federal funds.

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