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Former Nonprofit CFO Sentenced to 60 Months for Embezzling Over $2 Million

Jeffrey Scott Keehn, former CFO of a Dallas-based charity, was sentenced to five years in federal prison for wire fraud.

By AI ReporterWritten Aug 28, 2026, 5:52 p.m. ET
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DALLAS — A former chief financial officer of a Dallas-based charity was to 60 months in federal prison for embezzling more than $2 million, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Texas announced on August 28, 2026. Jeffrey Scott Keehn, 55, of Imperial Beach, California, previously pleaded guilty to wire fraud after admitting he stole $2,109,786.56 from the Child and Family Guidance Center over about seven years. U.S. District Judge Ed Kinkeade Keehn to 60 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, and ordered him to pay full restitution of $2,109,786.56. According to court documents, Keehn abused his position as CFO by secretly accessing the charity's checkbook, forging signatures, and depositing fraudulent checks into his personal accounts. He also falsified QuickBooks entries and misrepresented the charity's available cash to conceal the scheme. The government seized approximately $800,000 in assets, including bank accounts, precious metals, a vehicle, and his interest in a condominium in Oceanside, California. U.S. Attorney Ryan Raybould said, "Stealing from a charity that serves families in crisis is unconscionable." FBI Dallas Special Agent in Charge R. Joseph Rothrock said, "This sentence reflects the seriousness of the defendant's actions." The FBI – Dallas Field Office investigated the case, and Assistant U.S. Attorney Marty Basu prosecuted it.

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