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Sep 9, 2026, 4:52 a.m. ET
Former Heinz Endowments IT Manager Sentenced for Embezzling Nearly $1 Million
Charles A. Richardson, 45, of Pittsburgh, was sentenced on September 8, 2026, to 12 months and one day in prison for wire fraud, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of Pennsylvania. U.S. District Judge Christy Criswell Wiegand imposed the sentence.
Richardson was employed as an information technology professional at The Heinz Endowments, a Pittsburgh-based philanthropic foundation. Between 2016 and 2024, he embezzled nearly $1 million from his employer through a shell corporation he controlled, authorizing payment for fraudulent invoices that billed the foundation for work not performed, the U.S. Attorney's Office said.
Assistant U.S. Attorney William Guappone prosecuted the case. U.S. Attorney Troy Rivetti commended the FBI and the Allegheny County District Attorney's Office for the investigation.
Sep 9, 2026, 4:49 a.m. ETFirst report
Former Heinz Endowments IT Manager Sentenced for Embezzling Nearly $1 Million
Charles A. Richardson, 45, of Pittsburgh, was sentenced on September 8, 2026, to 12 months and one day in prison after pleading guilty to wire fraud, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of Pennsylvania. The sentence was imposed by U.S. District Judge Christy Criswell Wiegand.
Prosecutors said Richardson, an information technology professional at The Heinz Endowments, embezzled nearly $1 million between 2016 and 2024 by authorizing payments to a shell company he controlled for fraudulent invoices that billed the foundation for work never performed. The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney William Guappone, and the investigation was commended by U.S. Attorney Troy Rivetti, who credited the FBI and the Allegheny County District Attorney's Office.
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