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Orange County nonprofit treasurer allegedly stole more than $400,000
Los Angeles Times • • nation
Key Points:
- Julie Hanway Molina, 56, was arrested for stealing over $400,000 from a nonprofit booster club supporting Aliso Niguel High School's football team, where she served as treasurer.
- Molina allegedly defrauded the organization between 2023 and November 2025, using stolen funds to pay her mortgage and credit card bills.
- She faces four counts of wire fraud, each carrying a potential sentence of up to 20 years in federal prison.
- Molina concealed the theft by sending false financial reports to the nonprofit’s board and wired $131,523 through Federal Reserve facilities in New Jersey and Texas.
- Prosecutors emphasize the breach of community trust and are seeking full accountability, including a federal prison sentence.
